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
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-ha-RA
- phraseyour reading level
ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET
- clause
ha-ha-RA him-ma-LET pen-tis-sa-FE
- 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 context — Genesis 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.