Genesis 16:11:6Gen.16.11.W6TAB
הָרָ֖ה
hara
“pregnant”
- Transliteration
- ha-RA
- Extended
- hah-RAA
- IPA
- /haː.ˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- pregnant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NAKH ha-RA
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
Exegesis
The speech opens with hinnakh {הִנָּךְ | hin-nāḵ} plus predicate adjective harah {הָרָה | hā-rāh}, literally ‘behold you (are) pregnant’. This emphatic particle draws attention to Hagar’s condition.
Root and etymology
h-r-hheh–resh–heh
“to conceive, become pregnant”
In context — Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son; you shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:11:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 16:11, so the Hebrew word הָרָ֖ה (hara) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.16.11.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.11.W6.S1) and character.