הֵרוֹןhêrôwn

conception, pregnancy, in combination (Hosea 9:11; Ruth 4:13; Genesis 3:16)

Pronunciation: hay-rone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2032

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 3:16 Then he said to the woman, “I will sharpen the pain of your pregnancy, and in pain you will give birth. And you will desire to control your husband, but he will rule over you.”
  • Ruth 4:13 So Boaz took Ruth into his home, and she became his wife. When he slept with her, the Lord enabled her to become pregnant, and she gave birth to a son.
  • Hosea 9:11 The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your children will not be born or grow in the womb or even be conceived.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).