ha.rah describes a woman as carrying a child, whether announced, reported, protected, or portrayed near birth.

The term consistently identifies a woman as carrying a child: it occurs in personal announcements and reports, in a legal case involving a woman struck while carrying children, in descriptions of approaching birth, and in plural references to women exposed to violence.

1. A woman carrying a child · dominant

   The feminine singular absolute form marks the woman addressed in Genesis 16:11 and the woman reporting her condition in Genesis 38:25; in both clauses the APB renders her as “pregnant.” In Exodus 21:22 it describes the woman struck during a struggle, while Isaiah 26:17 places the same singular form in the comparison of a woman drawing near to give birth. The feminine plural construct forms identify groups of women in the violent scenes of 2 Kings 8:12 and Amos 1:13.

   Genesis 16:11Genesis 38:25Exodus 21:22Isaiah 26:172 Kings 8:12Amos 1:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB commonly presents the term with “pregnant,” including singular women and plural groups. In Isaiah 7:14 it instead renders the surrounding clause “shall conceive,” so the translation’s wording should not be treated as a direct word-by-word rendering.