Qumran

English

Etymology

From Arabic قُمْرَان (qumrān).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kʊmˈɹɑːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kʊmˈɹæn/

Proper noun

Qumran

1. A region on the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea in the West Bank, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.