הָרָה harah

Hebrew word for “to conceive” · Strong’s H2029 · used 43 times in 42 verses

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Meaning

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

How it is translated

Glosses given for harah in context, with how often each is used:

• conceived 29
• had conceived 2
• will conceive 2
• conceive 2
• one who conceived 2
• men who conceived 1
• did i conceive 1
• has been conceived 1
• conceives 1
• pregnant 1
• have conceived 1

Where it is used

Also in 1 more book.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 30 (5), Genesis 29 (4), Genesis 38 (3), Hosea 1 (3), Genesis 4 (2), Genesis 16 (2), Isaiah 59 (2), Genesis 19 (1), Genesis 21 (1), Genesis 25 (1)

Forms

• ותהר 28
• הרתה 2
• הרה 2
• הרו 2
• ותהרין 1
• הורי 1
• הריתי 1
• והרית 1
• והרה 1
• הורתי 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with harah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• יָלַד yalad “to beget” 31
• קָרָא qara “to call” 12
• שֵׁם shem “name” 11
• אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 8
• עוֹד od “still” 7
• לֵאָה leah “Leah” 3
• לֹא רֻחָמָה lo ruchamah “No Mercy” 2
• עָמָל amal “trouble” 3
• יַעֲקֹב yaaqov “Jacob” 4
• אָוֶן aven “evil” 3
• אָנֹכִי anokhi “I” 4
• בַּת bat “daughter” 4

Key verses

The verses using harah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 25:21 — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
• Genesis 29:32 — 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…
• Genesis 49:26 — 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…
• Judges 13:3 — 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.
• 1 Samuel 1:20 — 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…
• Psalms 7:14 — Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
• Song of Solomon 3:4 — 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…
• Isaiah 33:11 — Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.
• Isaiah 59:4 — None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
• Isaiah 59:13 — In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of…
• Hosea 1:6 — And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I…
• Hosea 2:5 — For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.