Lexicon Hara: Hara Original Word: הָרָא Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hara Perhaps from har; mountainousness; Hara, a region of Media -- Hara. see HEBREW har NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition a region of N. Mesopotamia NASB Translation Hara (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs הָרָא proper name, of a location 1 Chronicles 5:26 but read עָרֵי מָרַי compare SchrKGF 430, see "" 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 18:11. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to loom up; a mountain.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Hara, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location not directly mentioned in the Greek New Testament. Usage: The term "Hara" is used in the context of a geographical location to which certain exiles were taken. It appears in the Old Testament in the context of the Assyrian captivity. Context: Hara is mentioned in the Bible in 1 Chronicles 5:26, where it is listed as one of the places to which the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh were exiled by the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser. The verse states: "So the God of Israel stirred the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), and he took the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day." (BSB) Forms and Transliterations וְהָרָא֙ והרא vehaRa wə·hā·rā wəhārāLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 1 Chronicles 5:26 HEB: לַחְלַ֨ח וְחָב֤וֹר וְהָרָא֙ וּנְהַ֣ר גּוֹזָ֔ן NAS: Habor, Hara and to the river KJV: and Habor, and Hara, and to the river INT: to Halah Habor Hara the river of Gozan 1 Occurrence |