Strong's Lexicon

H2029

H2029 — הָרָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewharahverbOccurrences: 43TWOT: 515

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2029
Word:	הָרָה
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	43
Transliteration:	harah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	haw-raw'
Meaning:	1. to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:	been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.

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I. הָרָה verb conceive, become pregnant (Assyrian êrû compare Dl^{Pr 21} Muss.-Arnolt^{Hebraica. Oct. 1890, 67} Jäger^{BAS i. 473}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular וְהָרָה consecutive Ps 7:15 3 feminine singular הָרָ֑תָה Gen 16:4; Gen 16:5 2 feminine singular וְהָרִית consecutive Judg 13:3 1 singular הָרִיתִי Num 11:12 1 plural הָרִינוּ Isa 26:18 Imperfect וַתַּ֫הַר Gen 4:1 + 26 t. ( וַתַּ֑הַר Gen 16:4); 3 feminine plural וַתַּהֲרֶיןָ Gen 19:36 2 masculine plural תַּהֲרוּ Isa 33:11 Infinitive absolute הָרֹה Job 15:35, הָרוֺ Isa 59:4 compare also Isa 59:13 below Po. below; Participle feminine suffix הוֺרָתִי Song 3:4 הוֺרָתָם Hos 2:7 —

1. literally conceive, become pregnant Gen 16:4 (twice in verse); Gen 16:5 ; Gen 19:36 ; Gen 25:21 ; Gen 38:18 (all J ), 2Sam 11:5 (agency of man expressed by מִן Gen 19:36, לְ Gen 38:18); usually in phrase וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד Gen 4:1; Gen 4:17; Gen 21:2; Gen 29:32; Gen 29:33; Gen 29:34; Gen 29:35; Gen 30:5; Gen 30:7 (all J ), Gen 30:17 Gen 30:19 Gen 30:23 (all E ), Gen 38:3 ; Gen 38:4 (both J ), Exod 2:2 ( E ), 1Sam 1:20 ; 1Sam 2:21 ; 2Kgs 4:17 ; 1Chr 7:23 ; Isa 8:3; Hos 1:3; Hos 1:6; Hos 1:8, probably also 1Chr 4:17 ותהר אֶתמִֿרְיָם [ותלד] compare Be; further Judg 13:3, and compare Moses' question הֶאָנֹכִי הָרִיתִי אֵת כָּלהָֿעָם הַזֶּה אִםאָֿנֹכִי יְלִדְתִּיהוּ Num 11:12 have I conceived all this people, or have I brought it forth? Participle f. || אֵם Hos 2:7; Song 3:4.

2. metaphorical הָרִינוּ חַלְנוּ כְמוֺ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ Isa 26:18 of anxious and disappointed waiting; תַּהֲרוּ חֲשַׁשׁ תֵּלְדוּ קַשׁ Isa 33:11, of futile planning, compare Che; elsewhere of evil, mischief וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Ps 7:15 (subject wicked man), compare Job 15:35; Isa 59:4, so also Isa 59:13, read הָרוֺ (Infinitive absolute) compare Di.

Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֹרָה נָּ֑בֶר Job 3:3 a man hath been conceived (Bö^{ii. p. 103} Ba^{NB 77 regard as} Qal passive).

Po. Infinitive absolute, conceive, contrive, devise הֹרוֺ וְהֹגוֺ מִלֵּב דִּבְרֵי שָׁ֑קֶר Isa 59:13, but read rather הָרוֺ וְהָגוֺ Qal Infinitive absolute see above (Ba^{l.c.
explanation} ᵑ0 as Qal Infinitive passive). — On הוֺרַי Gen 49:26 see הוֺר and הַר 1.c.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

הרה (h-r)

Numbers 11:12

KJV: Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

EHCC: Have I conceived all this people ?

Judges 13:3

KJV: And the angel of the Lord appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

EHCC: bué thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

Psalms 7:14

KJV: Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

EHCC: (15).and hath conceived mischief,

Isaiah 26:18

KJV: We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

EHCC: We have been with child,

Job 15:35

KJV: They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.vanity: or, iniquity

EHCC: They conceive (lit. to conceive) mischief

Isaiah 59:4

KJV: None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

EHCC: they conceive mischief, and bring forth

Genesis 4:1

KJV: And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

EHCC: and she conceived, and bare Cain,

Genesis 16:4

KJV: And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

EHCC: went in unto Hagar, and she conceived :

Genesis 19:36

KJV: Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

EHCC: Hed hase both the daughters of Lot with

Genesis 21:2

KJV: For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

EHCC: For Sarah conceived, and bare

Genesis 25:21

KJV: And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

EHCC: and Rebekah his wife conceived.

Genesis 29:32

KJV: And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the Lord hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.Reuben: that is, See a son

EHCC: And Leah conceived, and bare a son,

Genesis 38:3

KJV: And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.

EHCC: And ahe conceived, and bare a sows, Od) ל

Exodus 2:2

KJV: And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.

EHCC: And the woman conceived, ח הה שו השו

1 Samuel 1:20

KJV: Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.when…: Heb. in revolution of daysSamuel: that is, Asked of God

EHCC: after Hannah had conceived, שונ\ " .

1 Samuel 2:21

KJV: And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

EHCC: 40 that she conceived, and bere\ =א JS

1 Samuel 7:23

EHCC: 4nd when he went...she conceived, and

Isaiah 8:3

KJV: And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.went: Heb. approached

EHCC: and she conceived, and bare a son.

Isaiah 33:11

KJV: Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.

EHCC: Ve shall conceive chaff,

Hosea 1:8

KJV: Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

EHCC: which conceived, and bare him a son.

Genesis 49:26

KJV: The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

EHCC: the blessings of my progenitors

Song of Songs 3:4

KJV: It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

EHCC: into the chamber of her that conceived me,

Hosea 2:6

KJV: Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.make…: Heb. wall a wall

EHCC: (7).she that conceived them hath done

Job 3:3

KJV: Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

EHCC: There is a man child conceived.

Isaiah 69:13

EHCC: conceiving and uttering from the heart