Genesis 19:17:12Gen.19.17.W12TAB

הָהָ֥רָה

hahara

to the mountain

Transliteration
ha-ha-RA
Extended
hah-hah-RAA
IPA
/haː.ha.ˈraː/

Meaning by language

English
to the mountain

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
הָ + הָ֥ + רָה
ha + ha + ra
hahara

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-ha-RA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET

  3. clause

    ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI khe-ho-tsi-AM o-TAM ha-KHU-tsa va-YO-mer him-ma-LET al-naf-SHE-kha al-tab-BIT a-kha-RE-kha ve-al-ta-a-MOD be-khol-hak-ki-KAR ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE

Exegesis

Locative expressions bekol ha-kikkar {בְּכָל־הַכִּכָּר | bə-kol ha-kik-kār} and haharah {הָהָרָה | hā-hā-rāh} contrast the doomed plain with the safe mountain.

Root and etymology

h-r-hheh–resh–heh

to conceive, become pregnant

In contextGenesis 19:17

And it came to pass, as he brought them outside, he said, “Escape for your life ! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the plain . Escape to the mountain, lest you be destroyed.”

About this coordinate

Genesis 19:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 19:17, so the Hebrew word הָהָ֥רָה (hahara) 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.19.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.17.W12.S1) and character.