Word
הָרָר
hârâr · H2042 · Hebrew · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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A mountain or hill country
This lexeme does not occur in the Old Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- גִּבְעָה gibʻâh · H1389 · hill
- Hebrew term for hill; semantically overlaps with הָרָר in denoting elevated landforms, though גִּבְעָה typically emphasizes smaller hills while הָרָר (cognate with הַר) may emphasize larger mountains.
Contrasting words 2 words
- עֵמֶק ʻêmeq · H6010 · valley, vale, lowland
- Standard lexical opposite: valley is the low geographical feature contrasting with mountain/hill as the elevated feature; well-attested antonym pair in Hebrew lexicography.
- בִּקְעָה biqʻâh · H1237 · valley, plain, basin
- Hebrew term for valley or plain; lexical opposite to mountain/hill as a low-lying geographical feature versus elevated landform.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ὄρος óros · G3735 · mountain
- Standard Greek translation equivalent for Hebrew mountain/hill terminology; ὄρος is the regular LXX rendering for הַר and related mountain vocabulary.
- βουνός bounós · G1015 · hill, mound
- Greek term specifically denoting a hill (smaller elevation); used in LXX for hill terminology and would be appropriate for הָרָר as a mountain/hill designation.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Landforms001002003
- This lexeme has no tagged occurrence in the running text of the tagged critical edition, so this “Landforms” domain is bundle-shared with the related lexeme הַר (har, H2022) rather than independently attested here.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0