Harah הָרָה

Harah (Hebrew הָרָה, Strong's H2029) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to conceive”. It occurs 43 times in 42 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Harah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 4:1
  And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.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 4:17
  And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.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 16:4
  And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.And he slept with Hagar, and she conceived. But when Hagar realized that she was pregnant, she began to despise her mistress.
• Genesis 16:5
  And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee.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 19:36
  Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.Thus both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
• Genesis 21:2
  For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
• 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.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 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 love me.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 29:33
  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.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 29:34
  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.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 29:35
  And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the Lord: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing.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 30:5
  And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.and Bilhah conceived and bore him a son.
• Genesis 30:7
  And Bilhah Rachel’s maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son.And Rachel’s servant Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.
• Genesis 30:17
  And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.And God listened to Leah, and she conceived and bore a fifth son to Jacob.
• Genesis 30:19
  And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.Again Leah conceived and bore a sixth son to Jacob.
• Genesis 30:23
  And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said.
• Genesis 38:3
  And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.
• Genesis 38:4
  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Onan.
• Genesis 38:18
  And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.“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 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 Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.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.

Exodus

• Exodus 2:2
  And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.

Numbers

• Numbers 11:12
  Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?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?

Judges

• 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.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.

1 Samuel

• 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 asked him of the Lord.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 2:21
  And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.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.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 11:5
  And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 4:17
  And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.But the woman did conceive, and at that time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 4:17
  And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.
• 1 Chronicles 7:23
  And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house.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.

Job

• Job 3:3
  Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
• Job 15:35
  They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb is pregnant with deceit.”

Psalms

• Psalm 7:14
  Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.Behold, the wicked man travails with evil; he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

Song of Solomon

• 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 mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.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.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 8:3
  And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.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 26:18
  We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.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 33:11
  Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you.You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume 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.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 59:13
  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 falsehood.rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart.

Hosea

• Hosea 1:3
  So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
• 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 will utterly take them away.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 1:8
  Now when she had weaned Lo–ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.
• 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 water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink.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.’

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).