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הַגְרִי

𐤄𐤂𐤓𐤉

Hageri

H1905 noun

SILEX Entry

Root הגר uncertain, possibly to flee, sojourn, wander (if from הָגָר)

Definition

An individual belonging to the group known as the Hagrites; member of a tribal people named in the Hebrew Bible, likely inhabitant or descendant of a group dwelling east of the Israelite territories, possibly associated with semi-nomadic or pastoralist populations. The term is primarily ethnographic, denoting a specific people or lineage rather than an individual name.

Semantic Range

Hagrite (a member of the Hagrite people); inhabitant or descendant of the Hagrite tribe; ethnonym for a group neighboring Israel east of the Jordan

Root / Etymology

Root uncertain. Possibly derived from הָגָר (Hagar), either as a patronymic or as a designation for a group traditionally traced to an ancestor named Hagar. The relationship between this group and the individual Hagar of Genesis is not certain, and the name may reflect a tribal eponym rather than direct descent.

Historical & Contextual Notes

הַגְרִי appears chiefly in genealogical and tribal lists (e.g., 1 Chronicles 5:10, 19-20, Psalm 83:7), consistently alongside other tribal groups from the northeastern Transjordan and Syrian desert, such as the Jeturites and Naphishites. The term is used within the monarchic period to describe a people with whom the eastern Israelite tribes (Gad, Reuben, and the half-tribe of Manasseh) interacted, often in martial contexts. There is no direct evidence that links the Hagrites to the personal figure of Hagar in Genesis, despite similarities in name. Later translations sometimes use 'Hagarene' or 'Hagarite'; however, these renderings may obscure the ethnogeographic character of the term, which was primarily that of a tribal group rather than a religious or ethnic marker in the sense of later Jewish, Christian, or Islamic terminology. The Hagrites are distinct from neighboring Israelite populations, and the term does not indicate any specific religious affiliation. The designation falls out of use after the period of the Hebrew Bible and does not occur in later Judean or Second Temple sources, which limits our knowledge about their fate or subsequent history.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or (prolonged) הַגְרִיאxlit Hagrîʼ corrected to Hagrîyʼ; perhaps patronymically from הָגָר; a Hagrite or member of a certain Arabian clan; Hagarene, Hagarite, Haggeri.

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Root Family

הגר (h-g-r) — sojourn, wander, flee (uncertain)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1904 הָגָר Hagar

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1905-03 הַֽ/הַגְרִאִ֔ים hahageriim HTd/Ngmpa the Hagrites the Hagrites 3
H1905-02 הַֽ/הַגְרִ֑י hahageri HTd/Ngmsa the Hagrite the Hagrite tribesman 1
H1905-04 וְ/הַגְרִֽים vehagerim HC/Ngmsa and the Hagrites and the Hagrites 1
H1905-01 הַגְרִֽי hageri HNp Hagri Hagrite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

6 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1905-04 Psalms 83:7 וְ/הַגְרִֽים vehagerim HC/Ngmsa and the Hagrites and the Hagrites
H1905-03 1 Chronicles 5:10 הַֽ/הַגְרִאִ֔ים hahageriim HTd/Ngmpa the Hagarites the Hagrites
H1905-03 1 Chronicles 5:19 הַֽ/הַגְרִיאִ֑ים hahageriim HTd/Ngmpa the Hagrites the Hagrites
H1905-03 1 Chronicles 5:20 הַֽ/הַגְרִיאִ֔ים hahageriim HTd/Ngmpa the Hagrites the Hagrites
H1905-01 1 Chronicles 11:38 הַגְרִֽי hageri HNp Hagri Hagrite
H1905-02 1 Chronicles 27:31 הַֽ/הַגְרִ֑י hahageri HTd/Ngmsa the Hagrite the Hagrite tribesman
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