What does הָרֶה (hāreh) mean in the Bible?
הָרֶה (hāreh): State of bearing life within; shifts figuratively to describe heaviness, burden, or fullness of consequence
Hebrew · H2030
הָרֶה
Pregnant
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הָרֶה H2030
Pronunciation hāreh
What does הָרֶה (hāreh) mean in the Bible?
הָרֶה (hāreh): State of bearing life within; shifts figuratively to describe heaviness, burden, or fullness of consequence
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2030?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include you will conceive (2), a pregnant (1), a woman with child (1), am pregnant (1), and their pregnant (1).
Where does הָרֶה (hāreh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 16:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (3), 2 Kings (2), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It you will conceive 2× Judges 13:5, Judges 13:7
a pregnant 1× Exodus 21:22
a woman with child 1× Isaiah 26:17
am pregnant 1× 2 Samuel 11:5
and their pregnant 1× Hosea 13:16
enlarged 1× Jeremiah 20:17
expectant mothers 1× Jeremiah 31:8
pregnant 1× Genesis 38:25
she is pregnant 1× Genesis 38:24
the pregnant 1× Amos 1:13
the pregnant women 1× 2 Kings 15:16
their pregnant women 1× 2 Kings 8:12
was pregnant 1× 1 Samuel 4:19
will be with child 1× Isaiah 7:14
you have conceived 1× Genesis 16:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 16:11 הָרָ֖ה to you have conceived Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 38:24 הָרָ֖ה to she is pregnant Adjective - feminine singular Genesis 38:25 הָרָ֑ה to pregnant Adjective - feminine singular Exodus 21:22 הָרָה֙ to a pregnant Adjective - feminine singular Judges 13:5 הָרָ֜ה to you will conceive Adjective - feminine singular Judges 13:7 הָרָ֖ה to you will conceive Adjective - feminine singular 1 Samuel 4:19 הָרָ֣ה to was pregnant Adjective - feminine singular 2 Samuel 11:5 הָרָ֥ה to am pregnant Adjective - feminine singular 2 Kings 8:12 וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם to their pregnant women Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2 Kings 15:16 הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ to the pregnant women Article | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 16:11
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 10
Genesis 3 Exodus 1 Judges 2 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Hosea 1 Amos 1
Source forms
הָרָ֖ה 3x hā·rāh Genesis 16:11, Genesis 38:24, Judges 13:7
הָרָה֙ 3x hā·rāh Exodus 21:22, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 26:17
הָרָ֥ה 2x hā·rāh 2 Samuel 11:5, Jeremiah 31:8
הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ 1x he·hā·rō·w·ṯe·hā 2 Kings 15:16
הָרָ֑ה 1x hā·rāh Genesis 38:25
הָרָ֜ה 1x hā·rāh Judges 13:5
הָרָ֣ה 1x hā·rāh 1 Samuel 4:19
הָר֣וֹת 1x hā·rō·wṯ Amos 1:13
Parsing patterns
Adjective - feminine singular 11x Genesis 16:11, Genesis 38:24, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 21:22
Adjective - feminine plural construct 1x Amos 1:13
Adjective - feminine singular construct 1x Jeremiah 20:17
Article | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 15:16
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x 2 Kings 8:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Hosea 13:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. State of bearing life within; shifts figuratively to describe heaviness, burden, or fullness of consequence
Source Gloss
pregnant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
State of bearing life within; shifts figuratively to describe heaviness, burden, or fullness of consequence
pregnant Usage: (be, woman) with child, conceive, × great.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הָרֶה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain