הרון
Hebrew
Etymology
Probably from the root ה־ר־ה (h-r-), but see the usage notes.
Noun
הֵרוֹן (herón) m (no plural forms, singular construct form הֵרוֹן־)
- (archaic) Pregnancy; conception: the origin of an embryo, or its development within its mother.
- Genesis 3:16:
- אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּךְ׃
- el-ha'ishá amár harbá arbé its'vonékh v'heronékh b'étsev teiladí vaním v'el-ishékh t'shukatékh v'hú yimshol-bákh.
- Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.[1]
- אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּךְ׃
- Genesis 3:16:
Usage notes
This term is usually considered to derive from the root ה־ר־ה (h-r-) and to refer to "conception" or "pregnancy". Some scholars, however, propose derivation from a different root (such as ה־ר־ר (h-r-r)) and/or interpret the word as meaning "groaning" or "trembling".[2]
Synonyms
- (pregnancy): היריון \ הֵרָיוֹן (herayón)
References
- “הֵרוֹן” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 297.
- ^ Authorized King James translation (1611).
- ^ David Toshio Tsumura, A Note on הרון (Gen 3,16), in Biblica, volume 75 (1994), pages 398-400