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Hebrew verb · H2029

הָרָה

harahhaw-raw'

to conceive

43 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: hârâh

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2029is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 13 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 23
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H2029

to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)

The King James renders it: been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

harah is rendered "to conceive". It stands 43 times in the Hebrew text, across thirteen books.

  • Twenty-one of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 4:1And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty-three different ways.

The first use

And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.

Genesis 4:1וַתַּ֙הַר֙

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twenty-one of the word's forty-three uses are in Genesis.

The other 26 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • and she conceived28
  • conceived me2
  • she had conceived2
  • they conceive2
  • and he conceives1
  • and they conceived1
  • and you will conceive1
  • conceived them1
  • did I conceive1
  • he has been conceived1
  • we have conceived1
  • we were pregnant1

and 1 more, 43 uses in all

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

הָרָרhararmountainUses12

The words it stands beside

All 43, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

23 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • וַתַּ֖הַר8
  • וַתַּ֥הַר6
  • וַתַּ֣הַר4
  • וַתַּ֤הַר3
  • הָרָ֔תָה2
  • וַתַּ֙הַר֙2
  • וַתַּ֛הַר2
  • הוֹרַ֔י1
  • הוֹרָתִֽי׃1
  • הֽוֹרָתָ֑ם1
  • הָרֹ֣ה1
  • הֹ֣רָה1

and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • Hc/Vqw3fs28Hc/Vqw3fs
  • verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute2HVqaa
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singular2HVqp3fs
  • Hc/Vqq2fs1Hc/Vqq2fs
  • Hc/Vqq3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms
  • Hc/Vqw3fp1Hc/Vqw3fp
  • verb · intensive (piel), infinitive absolute1HVpaa
  • verb · intensive passive (pual), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVPp3ms
  • verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine plural1HVqi2mp
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common plural1HVqp1cp
  • verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular1HVqp1cs
  • verb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1HVqrfsc/Sp1bs

Genesis

twenty-one uses
  • And Adam had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. “With the help of the LORD I have brought forth a man,” she said.

    Genesis 4:1

    • וַתַּ֙הַר֙vataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch.

    Genesis 4:17

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.

    Genesis 16:4

    • וַתַּ֑הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
    • הָרָ֔תָהharatahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she had conceived
  • Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”

    Genesis 16:5

    • הָרָ֔תָהharatahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: she had conceived
  • Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

    Genesis 19:36

    • וַֽתַּהֲרֶ֛יןָvatahareinaHc/Vqw3fptagged: and they conceived
  • So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.

    Genesis 21:2

    • וַתַּהַר֩vataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

    Genesis 25:21

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”

    Genesis 29:32

    • וַתַּ֤הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.

    Genesis 29:33

    • וַתַּ֣הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.

    Genesis 29:34

    • וַתַּ֣הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.

    Genesis 29:35

    • וַתַּ֨הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.

    Genesis 30:5

    • וַתַּ֣הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

    Genesis 30:7

    • וַתַּ֣הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.

    Genesis 30:17

    • וַתַּ֛הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.

    Genesis 30:19

    • וַתַּ֤הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.

    Genesis 30:23

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.

    Genesis 38:3

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.

    Genesis 38:4

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.

    Genesis 38:18

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.

    Genesis 49:26

    • הוֹרַ֔יhoraiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: conceived me

Exodus

one use
  • and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.

    Exodus 2:2

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived

Numbers

one use
  • Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers?

    Numbers 11:12

    • הָרִ֗יתִיharitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: did I conceive

Judges

one use
  • The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.

    Judges 13:3

    • וְהָרִ֖יתveharitHc/Vqq2fstagged: and you will conceive

1 Samuel

two uses
  • So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

    1 Samuel 1:20

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

    1 Samuel 2:21

    • וַתַּ֛הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived

2 Samuel

one use
  • And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

    2 Samuel 11:5

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived

2 Kings

one use
  • But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

    2 Kings 4:17

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived

1 Chronicles

two uses
  • The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.

    1 Chronicles 4:17

    • וַתַּ֙הַר֙vataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • And again he slept with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. So he named him Beriah, because tragedy had come upon his house.

    1 Chronicles 7:23

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived

Job

two uses
  • “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’

    Job 3:3

    • הֹ֣רָהhorahverb · intensive passive (pual), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he has been conceived
  • They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

    Job 15:35

    • הָרֹ֣הharohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: they conceive

Psalms

one use
  • Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

    Psalms 7:14

    • וְהָרָ֥הveharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and he conceives

Song of Solomon

one use
  • I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

    Song of Solomon 3:4

    • הוֹרָתִֽי׃horativerb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: conceived me

Isaiah

five uses
  • And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

    Isaiah 8:3

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • We were with child; we writhed in pain; but we gave birth to wind. We have given no salvation to the earth, nor brought any life into the world.

    Isaiah 26:18

    • הָרִ֣ינוּharinuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common pluraltagged: we were pregnant
  • You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.

    Isaiah 33:11

    • תַּהֲר֥וּtaharuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: you will conceive
  • No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.

    Isaiah 59:4

    • הָר֥וֹharoverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: they conceive
  • rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

    Isaiah 59:13

    • הֹר֧וֹhoroverb · intensive (piel), infinitive absolutetagged: we have conceived

Hosea

four uses
  • So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.

    Hosea 1:3

    • וַתַּ֥הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

    Hosea 1:6

    • וַתַּ֤הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.

    Hosea 1:8

    • וַתַּ֖הַרvataharHc/Vqw3fstagged: and she conceived
  • For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’

    Hosea 2:5

    • הֽוֹרָתָ֑םhoratamverb · simple (qal), participle · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: conceived them

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

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Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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