הָרָה harah
Hebrew word for “pregnant” · Strong’s H2030 · used 16 times in 16 verses
Meaning
pregnant; Also means: ha.riy.yah (הָרִיָּה "pregnant" H2030B)
Senses in the lexicon
- pregnant (15)
- pregnant (1)
How it is translated
Glosses given for harah in context, with how often each is used:
- pregnant 8
- pregnant women 4
- will be pregnant 3
- pregnant woman 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Judges | 2 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Kings | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Hosea | 1 | 0.4 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 38 (2), Judges 13 (2), Genesis 16 (1), Exodus 21 (1), 1 Samuel 4 (1), 2 Samuel 11 (1), 2 Kings 8 (1), 2 Kings 15 (1), Isaiah 7 (1), Isaiah 26 (1)
Forms
- הרה 11
- והרתיהם 1
- ההרותיה 1
- הרת 1
- הרות 1
- והריותיו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with harah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- יָלַד yalad “to beget” 7
- בָּקַע baqa “to break up/open” 4
- חָם cham “father-in-law” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 5
- רָטַשׁ ratash “to dash in pieces” 2
- נָזִיר nazir “Nazirite” 2
- עוֹלֵל olel “infant” 2
- כַּלָּה kallah “daughter-in-law” 2
- בֶּטֶן beten “belly” 2
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 3
- שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 3
- גְּבוּל gevul “border” 2
Key verses
The verses using harah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 16:11 — And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy…
- Genesis 38:24 — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with…
- Genesis 38:25 — When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are…
- Exodus 21:22 — If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the…
- Judges 13:5 — For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin…
- 2 Kings 8:12 — And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set…
- 2 Kings 15:16 — Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the…
- Isaiah 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isaiah 26:17 — Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.
- Jeremiah 31:8 — Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and…
- Hosea 13:16 — Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women…
- Amos 1:13 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up…
See all 16 verses in the Word Atlas
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.