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הָרָר

𐤄𐤓𐤓

hârâr

H2042 noun

SILEX Entry

Root הרר to be high, be elevated, rise up prominently

Definition

Natural elevation of terrain, typically referring to a mountain or large hill; a prominent geographic feature rising above the surrounding land. Used both literally for physical mountains and metaphorically for mighty or enduring entities.

Semantic Range

mountain, range of hills, elevated terrain, large hill, metaphor for greatness or permanence

Root / Etymology

Root is הרר, though the verbal form is not attested in Biblical Hebrew, and the sense is derived from the noun pattern. The nominal form הָרָר suggests a meaning related to height or prominence, consistent with other Semitic languages; may be a reduplicated or emphatic form of the more common הַר (mountain).

Historical & Contextual Notes

הָרָר appears infrequently in Biblical Hebrew, with the standard term for 'mountain' being הַר. It is found in poetic and archaic contexts (e.g., Genesis 22:14, Numbers 23:7). The form sometimes appears with the definite article or in construct. The shift from הַר to the elongated form הָרָר may convey augmented or collective sense, or emphasize grandeur or multiplicity. Unlike הַר, which is regularly used for specific named mountains (e.g. Mount Sinai, Mount Zion), הָרָר is more often used generically or to evoke imagery of imposing heights. In later periods, the distribution of this form diminishes as הַר becomes standard. English translations usually render both הָרָר and הַר as 'mountain,' not reflecting the stylistic or poetic distinction. The term should not be confused with later place-names or with topographical terms that carry political or religious significance.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain; hill, mount(-ain).

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Root Family

הרר (h-r-r) — to be high, be elevated, rise up prominently

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2022 הַר mountain
H2033 הֲרוֹרִי the Harorite
H2043 הֲרָרִי the mountain-dweller
H7311 רוּם mountains

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2042-06 מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי meharerey HR/Ncmpc from the mountains from elevated mountains of 3
H2042-03 הַרְרֵי harerey HNcmpc mountains mountains of 3
H2042-01 בְּ/הַרְרֵי beharerey HR/Ncmpc on hills in mountains of 2
H2042-05 לְֽ/הַרְרִ֫/י lehareri HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs my-mountain to my mountain 1
H2042-04 כְּֽ/הַרְרֵי keharerey HR/Ncmpc like the mountains like the mountains of 1
H2042-07 וּ/מֵ/הֲרָרֶ֖י/הָ umeharareyha HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3fs and out of whose hills and from her mountains 1
H2042-02 הֲרָרִ/י֙ harari HNcmsc/Sp1cs O my mountain mountain-man 1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2042-06 Numbers 23:7 מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי meharerey HR/Ncmpc from the mountains from elevated mountains of
H2042-07 Deuteronomy 8:9 וּ/מֵ/הֲרָרֶ֖י/הָ umeharareyha HC/R/Ncmpc/Sp3fs and out of whose hills and from her mountains
H2042-03 Deuteronomy 33:15 הַרְרֵי harerey HNcmpc of the mountains mountains of
H2042-02 Jeremiah 17:3 הֲרָרִ/י֙ harari HNcmsc/Sp1cs O my mountain mountain-man
H2042-03 Habakkuk 3:6 הַרְרֵי harerey HNcmpc mountains mountains of
H2042-05 Psalms 30:8 לְֽ/הַרְרִ֫/י lehareri HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs my-mountain to my mountain
H2042-04 Psalms 36:7 כְּֽ/הַרְרֵי keharerey HR/Ncmpc like the mountains like the mountains of
H2042-01 Psalms 50:10 בְּ/הַרְרֵי beharerey HR/Ncmpc on hills in mountains of
H2042-06 Psalms 76:5 מֵֽ/הַרְרֵי meharerey HR/Ncmpc than the mountains from elevated mountains of
H2042-01 Psalms 87:1 בְּ/הַרְרֵי beharerey HR/Ncmpc in the mountains of in mountains of
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