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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 - Now Adam[fn] had sexual relations with his wife, Eve, and she became pregnant. When she gave birth to Cain, she said, “With the LORD’s help, I have produced[fn] a man!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:17 - Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:4 - So Abram had sexual relations with Hagar, and she became pregnant. But when Hagar knew she was pregnant, she began to treat her mistress, Sarai, with contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:5 - Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The LORD will show who’s wrong—you or me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:36 - As a result, both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their own father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2 - She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:21 - Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:32

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon,[fn] for she said, “The LORD heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:34 - Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. She named him Levi,[fn] for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:35 - Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah,[fn] for she said, “Now I will praise the LORD!” And then she stopped having children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:5 - Bilhah became pregnant and presented him with a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:7 - Then Bilhah became pregnant again and gave Jacob a second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:17 - And God answered Leah’s prayers. She became pregnant again and gave birth to a fifth son for Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:19 - Then Leah became pregnant again and gave birth to a sixth son for Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:4 - Then she became pregnant again and gave birth to another son, and she named him Onan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:18 - “What kind of guarantee do you want?” he replied.
She answered, “Leave me your identification seal and its cord and the walking stick you are carrying.” So Judah gave them to her. Then he had intercourse with her, and she became pregnant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:26 - May the blessings of your father
surpass the blessings of the ancient mountains,[fn]
reaching to the heights of the eternal hills.
May these blessings rest on the head of Joseph,
who is a prince among his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 - The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:12 - Did I give birth to them? Did I bring them into the world? Why did you tell me to carry them in my arms like a mother carries a nursing baby? How can I carry them to the land you swore to give their ancestors?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:3 - The angel of the LORD appeared to Manoah’s wife and said, “Even though you have been unable to have children, you will soon become pregnant and give birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:20 - and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel,[fn] for she said, “I asked the LORD for him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:21 - And the LORD gave Hannah three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 11:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 11:5 - Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:17 - But sure enough, the woman soon became pregnant. And at that time the following year she had a son, just as Elisha had said.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:17 - The sons of Ezrah were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. One of Mered’s wives became[fn] the mother of Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah (the father of Eshtemoa).

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:23 - Afterward Ephraim slept with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim named him Beriah[fn] because of the tragedy his family had suffered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:3 - “Let the day of my birth be erased,
and the night I was 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 produces deceit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:14 - The wicked conceive evil;
they are pregnant with trouble
and give birth to lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 3:4 - Then scarcely had I left them
when I found my love!
I caught and held him tightly,
then I brought him to my mother’s house,
into my mother’s bed, where I had been conceived.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:3 - Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said, “Call him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:18 - We, too, writhe in agony,
but nothing comes of our suffering.
We have not given salvation to the earth,
nor brought life into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:11 - You Assyrians produce nothing but dry grass and stubble.
Your own breath will turn to fire and consume you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - No one cares about being fair and honest.
The people’s lawsuits are based on lies.
They conceive evil deeds
and then give birth to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:13 - We know we have rebelled and have denied the LORD.
We have turned our backs on our God.
We know how unfair and oppressive we have been,
carefully planning our deceitful lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:3 - So Hosea married Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she became pregnant and gave Hosea a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:6 - Soon Gomer became pregnant again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to Hosea, “Name your daughter Lo-ruhamah—‘Not loved’—for I will no longer show love to the people of Israel or forgive them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 1:8 - After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she again became pregnant and gave birth to a second son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother is a shameless prostitute
and became pregnant in a shameful way.
She said, ‘I’ll run after other lovers
and sell myself to them for food and water,
for clothing of wool and linen,
and for olive oil and drinks.’
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