Hebrew

Noun

הֵרוֹן • ‎(herón) m ‎(no plural forms, singular construct הֵרוֹן־)

1. (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.^[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.

1. ↑ David Toshio Tsumura, A Note on הרון (Gen 3,16), in Biblica, volume 75 (1994), pages 398-400
2. ↑ (1611) Authorized King James translation.