הר

See also: Appendix:Variations of "er" and Appendix:Variations of "ar"

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ר־ר‎ (h-r-r)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎅𐎗 (hr, “mountain”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /haʁ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [haʀ̟]

Noun

הַר • (har) m (plural indefinite הָרִים‎, singular construct הַר־)

mountain (mass of earth and rock)

Usage notes

The definite form of this noun is הָהָר‎ (hahár).
The plural form הֲרָרִים‎ (hararím) also exists.

Derived terms

הַר גַּעַשׁ‎ (hár gá'ash)
הַר הַבַּיִת‎ (har ha-báyit)
הר שולחן / הַר שֻׁלְחָן‎ (har shulkhán)

References

“הר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
H2022 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

הר‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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