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Lexicon :: Strong's H2029 - hārâ

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הָרָה
Transliteration
hārâ
Pronunciation
haw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 515

Strong’s Definitions

הָרָה hârâh, haw-raw'; a primitive root; to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively):—been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H2029 in the following manner: conceive (38x), woman with child (2x), with child (2x), again (1x), bare (1x), progenitors (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H2029 in the following manner: conceive (38x), woman with child (2x), with child (2x), again (1x), bare (1x), progenitors (1x).

  1. to conceive, become pregnant, bear, be with child, be conceived, progenitor

    1. (Qal) to conceive, become pregnant

    2. (Pual) to be conceived

    3. (Poel) to conceive, contrive, devise

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הָרָה hârâh, haw-raw'; a primitive root; to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively):—been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.
STRONGS H2029: Abbreviations
† I. הָרָה verb conceive, become pregnant (Assyrian êrû compare DlPr 21 Muss. ArnoltHebraica. Oct. 1890, 67 JägerBAS i. 473); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְהָרָה consecutive Psalm 7:15 [Psalm 7:14]; 3rd person feminine singular הָרָ֑תָה Genesis 16:4, 5; 2nd person feminine singular וְהָרִית consecutive Judges 13:3; 1st person singular הָרִיתִי Numbers 11:12; 1st person plural הָרִינוּ Isaiah 26:18; Imperfect וַתַּ֫הַר Genesis 4:1 + 26 times (וַתַּ֑הַר Genesis 16:4); 3rd person feminine plural וַתַּהֲרֶיןָ Genesis 19:36; 2nd person masculine plural תַּהֲרוּ Isaiah 33:11; Infinitive absolute הָרֹה Job 15:35, הָרוֺ Isaiah 59:4 compare also Isaiah 59:13 below Po. below; Participle feminine suffix הוֺרָתִי Songs 3:4; הוֺרָתָם Hosea 2:7; —
1. literally conceive, become pregnant Genesis 16:4 (twice in verse); Genesis 16:5; Genesis 19:36; Genesis 25:21; Genesis 38:18 (all J), 2 Samuel 11:5 (agency of man expressed by מִן Genesis 19:36, לְ Genesis 38:18); usually in phrase וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד Genesis 4:1, 17; Genesis 21:2; Genesis 29:32, 33, 34, 35; Genesis 30:5, 7 (all J), Genesis 30:17; Genesis 30:19; Genesis 30:23 (all E), Genesis 38:3, 4 (both J), Exodus 2:2 (E), 1 Samuel 1:20; 1 Samuel 2:21; 2 Kings 4:17; 1 Chronicles 7:23; Isaiah 8:3; Hosea 1:3, 6, 8, probably also 1 Chronicles 4:17 ותהר אֶתמִֿרְיָם [ותלד] compare Be; further Judges 13:3, and compare Moses' question הֶאָנֹכִי הָרִיתִי אֵת כָּלהָֿעָם הַזֶּה אִםאָֿנֹכִי יְלִדְתִּיהוּ Numbers 11:12 have I conceived all this people, or have I brought it forth? Participle feminine || אֵם Hosea 2:7; Songs 3:4.
2. metaphor. הָרִינוּ חַלְנוּ כְמוֺ יָלַדְנוּ רוּחַ Isaiah 26:18 of anxious and disappointed waiting; תַּהֲרוּ חֲשַׁשׁ תֵּלְדוּ קַשׁ Isaiah 33:11, of futile planning, compare Che; elsewhere of evil, mischief וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁ֑קֶר Psalm 7:15 (subject wicked man), compare Job 15:35; Isaiah 59:4, so also Isaiah 59:13, read הָרוֺ (Infinitive absolute) compare Di.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֹרָה נָּ֑בֶר Job 3:3 a man hath been conceived (Böii. p. 103 BaNB 77 regard as Qal passive).
Po. Infinitive absolute, conceive, contrive, devise הֹרוֺ וְהֹגוֺ מִלֵּב דִּבְרֵי שָׁ֑קֶר Isaiah 59:13, but read rather הָרוֺ וְהָגוֺ
Qal Infinitive absolute see above (Bal.c. explains MT as Qal Infinitive passive). — On הוֺרַי Genesis 49:26 see הוֺר and הַר 1. c.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:1; 4:1; 4:17; 16:4; 16:4; 16:4; 16:5; 16:5; 19:36; 19:36; 19:36; 21:2; 25:21; 29:32; 29:33; 29:34; 29:35; 30:5; 30:7; 30:17; 30:19; 30:23; 38:3; 38:4; 38:18; 38:18; 49:26

Exodus

2:2

Numbers

11:12; 11:12

Judges

13:3; 13:3

1 Samuel

1:20; 2:21

2 Samuel

11:5

2 Kings

4:17

1 Chronicles

4:17; 7:23

Job

3:3; 15:35; 15:35

Psalms

7:14; 7:15

Proverbs

21

Song of Songs

3:4; 3:4

Isaiah

8:3; 26:18; 26:18; 33:11; 33:11; 59:4; 59:4; 59:13; 59:13; 59:13

Hosea

1:3; 1:6; 1:8; 2:7; 2:7

H2029

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Strong's Number H2029 matches the Hebrew הָרָה (hārâ),
which occurs 43 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:1 - Adam[fn] made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[fn] She said, “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth[fn] a man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:4 - He slept with Hagar, and she conceived. When she knew she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are responsible for the wrong I am suffering. I put my slave in your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, she despises me. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:36 - So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2 - Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:21 - Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The LORD answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:32 - Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Reuben,[fn] for she said, “It is because the LORD has seen my misery. Surely my husband will love me now.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the LORD heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - Again she conceived, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:35 - She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah.[fn] Then she stopped having children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:5 - and she became pregnant and bore him a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:7 - Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:17 - God listened to Leah, and she became pregnant and bore Jacob a fifth son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:19 - Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:23 - She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:3 - she became pregnant and gave birth to a son, who was named Er.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:4 - She conceived again and gave birth to a son and named him Onan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:18 - He said, “What pledge should I give you?” “Your seal and its cord, and the staff in your hand,” she answered. So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:26 - Your father’s blessings are greater than the blessings of the ancient mountains, than[fn] the bounty of the age-old hills. Let all these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince among[fn] his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 - and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:12 - Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to the land you promised on oath to their ancestors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:3 - The angel of the LORD appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:20 - So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[fn] saying, “Because I asked the LORD for him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:21 - And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:5 - The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:17 - But the woman became pregnant, and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:17 - The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives gave birth to Miriam, Shammai and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:23 - Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah,[fn] because there had been misfortune in his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:3 - “May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:35 - They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashions deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - Whoever is pregnant with evil conceives trouble and gives birth to disillusionment.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:4 - Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:3 - Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:18 - We were with child, we writhed in labor, but we gave birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, and the people of the world have not come to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - You conceive chaff, you give birth to straw; your breath is a fire that consumes you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:3 - So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:6 - Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Call her Lo-Ruhamah (which means “not loved”), for I will no longer show love to Israel, that I should at all forgive them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:8 - After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother has been unfaithful and has conceived them in disgrace. She said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my food and my water, my wool and my linen, my olive oil and my drink.’
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