הרה

Hebrew

Root
ה־ר־ה (h-r-h)

Verb

הָרָה • (hará) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לַהֲרוֹת, future יַהֲרֶה)

1. to conceive, to become pregnant
   • Tanach, Genesis 29:32:

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     וַתַּהַר לֵאָה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ רְאוּבֵן כִּי אָמְרָה כִּי־רָאָה יְהוָה בְּעָנְיִי כִּי עַתָּה יֶאֱהָבַנִי אִישִׁי׃

     vatáhar le'á vatéled bén vatikrá sh'mó r'uvén kí 'am'rá ki-ra'á YHVH b'onyí kí 'atá ye'ehaváni 'ishí.
     wattáhar lēʾā wattḗleḏ bēn wattiqrā šəmō rəʾūḇēn kī ʾāmərā kī-rāʾā YHWH bəʿonyī kī ʿattā yeʾĕhāḇánī ʾīšī.

     And Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said: ‘Because the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; for now my husband will love me.’

2. to conceive, imagine, think up
   • Tanach, Psalms 7:15:

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     הִנֵּה יְחַבֶּל־אָוֶן וְהָרָה עָמָל וְיָלַד שָׁקֶר׃

     hiné y'khabel-'áven v'hará 'amál v'yalád sháker.
     hinnē yəḥabbel-ʾā́wen wəhārā ʿāmāl wəyālaḏ šā́qer.

     Behold, he travaileth with iniquity; yea, he conceiveth mischief, and bringeth forth falsehood.

Synonyms

• (to become pregnant): הִתְעַבֵּר (hit'abér), הִזְרִיעַ (hizría') (biblical)

Adjective

הָרֶה • (haré) (feminine הָרָה, masculine plural הָרִים, feminine plural הָרוֹת)

1. pregnant

Synonyms

• מעובר / מְעֻבָּר (m'ubár)
• בהיריון / בְּהֵרָיוֹן (b'herayón)