- Original: μεμβράνα - Transliteration: membrana - Phonetic: mem-bran'-ah - Definition: 1. parchment, made first of dressed skins at Pergamos, hence its name - Origin: of Latin origin (membrane) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Of Latin origin (membrane); a (written) sheep skin: - parchment. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • parchments, 1 2 Timothy 4:13