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Strong's H1904 הָגָר (hagar)

Hagar - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1904 — eperchomai (“supervene”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1904
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 10
Books 1

Strong's H1904 Quick Answer

Strong's H1904 הָגָר (Hagar) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Hagar (haw-gawr') n/p. 1. Hagar, the mother of Ishmael [of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hagar. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Hagar (haw-gawr') n/p. 1. Hagar, the mother of Ishmael [of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation]
Usage
10 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hagar

Meaning and Definition

Hagar (haw-gawr') n/p. 1. Hagar, the mother of Ishmael [of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation] KJV: Hagar.

Original Word
הָגָר
Transliteration
Hagar
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1904. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hagar

Usage: A woman living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.1; married to Abraham (H0085); mother of: Ishmael (H3458) Also named: Agar (Ἄγαρ "Hagar" G0028) § Hagar = "flight" Sarah's Egyptian slave girl, Abraham's concubine, Ishmael's mother

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How Strong's H1904 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Hagar, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hagar Genesis 16:1 10×

How Strong's H1904 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1904 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1904 in the Old Testament

10 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 16:1 KJV

Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

Genesis 16:3 KJV

And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 16:4 KJV

And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

Usage Excerpts

First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1904.

Genesis 16:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Genesis 16:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
Genesis 16:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
Genesis 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
Genesis 16:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
Genesis 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
Genesis 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking.
Genesis 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Genesis 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1904, grouped by book.

Genesis 10 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1904 FAQ

What does hagar (הָגָר) mean?

Hagar (Strong's H1904) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hagar". Hagar (haw-gawr') n/p. 1. Hagar, the mother of Ishmael [of uncertain (perhaps foreign) derivation]

How many times is hagar (הָגָר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H1904 across 1 book.

Where can I study hagar (הָגָר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1904 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate hagar (הָגָר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hagar. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.