Lexical Definition

‎הֲרָרִי‎ Hărârîy (hah-raw-ree') Hararite ^{N:N--LG / N:N-M-P}
or הָרָרִי Hârârîy (haw-raw-ree'); (2 Samuel 23:11), or הָארָרִי Hâʼrârîy (haw-raw-ree'); (2 Samuel 23:34, last clause [), apparently from ‎הָרָר‎; a mountaineer

Hararite.

• § Hararite = "mountain dweller"
• {Hararite}

adj
1) a resident in or descendant of Harar; perhaps only a mountain dweller
n pr m
2) Agee, a Hararite, one of David's heroes
3) Shammah, the Hararite, one of David's heroes
4) Sharar, the Hararite, the father of Ahiam, one of David's heroes

Extended Information

• Someone descended from Harar or Harod (cf. 2Sa.23.11, 25 ), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.11
• adj

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎הָארָרִי‎ 2Sam 23:33b see ‎הֲרָרִי‎. ‎הַב‎ see ‎יהב‎. ‎הַבְהָבִים‎ see below ‎יהב‎.

‎הֲרָרִי‎, ‎הָרָרִי‎ adjective, of a people (= mountain-dweller (Thes) ? or derived from some unknown proper name, of a location); — used only in defining certain of David's heroes:

1. a. ‎שַׁמָּה הַהֲרָרִי‎ 2Sam 23:33 a (compare Dr) = 1Chr 11:34b (where read probably ‎שַׁמָּה‎ for ‎שָׁגֵה‎, ᵐ5^L Σαμαια).
b. ‎שַׁמָּה בֶּןאָֿגֵא הָרָרִי‎ 2Sam 23:11 (read perhaps ‎הַהֲרָרִי‎ compare Dr; but ᵐ5 ὁ Ἀρουχαῖος, ᵐ5^L ὁ Αραχι, i.e. ‎הָאַרְכִּי‎ ? Klo). On ‎שַׁמּוֺת‎ ‎הַהֲרוֺרִי‎ 1Chr 11:27 (ᵐ5 ὁ Ἁδι, ᵐ5^L ὁ Αρωρι) see ‎הֲרוֺרִי‎ above.

2. ‎אֲחִיאָם בֶּןשָֿׁרָר הָארָרִי‎ 2Sam 23:33b (read probably ‎הַהֲרָרִי‎) = ‎אֲחִיאָם בֶּןשָֿׂכָר הַהֲרָרִי‎ 1Chr 11:35.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Group • Family of warrior • A group mentioned in the context of David's mighty men.

People from Harar or Harod (cf. 2Sa.23.11, 25)

The Hararites were a group from which some of David's mighty men came, including Shammah and Ahiam.

• People from Harar or Harod (cf. 2Sa.23.11, 25), first mentioned at 2Sa.23.11;
• referred to as Hararites הֲרָרִי, or Hararite הֲרָרִי.

The Hararites are mentioned in 2 Samuel 23:11, 33, and 1 Chronicles 11:34, 35 in the context of David's mighty men. These were a group of elite warriors who fought alongside King David and were renowned for their bravery and military prowess. Two of David's mighty men, Shammah the son of Agee and Ahiam the son of Sharar, are specifically identified as Hararites. Shammah is noted for his stand against the Philistines in a field of lentils, where he defended the ground and struck down the Philistines, bringing about a great victory (2 Samuel 23:11-12). The exact location or origin of the Hararites is not specified in the Bible, but they were likely a clan or a region from which these warriors came. The mention of the Hararites in the lists of David's mighty men highlights the diversity of the group and the fact that David's support came from various parts of Israel.

All entries for Hararites: הֲרָרִי