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Ἁγάρ

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
Ἁγάρ, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
Hagar
Simplified transliteration: 
Hagar
Numbers
Strong's number: 
28
GK Number: 
29
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3g(2)
Gloss: 
Hagar
Definition: 
pr. name, indecl, Hagar (Gen. 16), Gal. 4:24, 25*

Greek-English Concordance for Ἁγάρ

Galatians 4:24 This may be interpreted allegorically, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to be slaves; she is Hagar (Hagar | Ἁγάρ | nom sg fem).
Galatians 4:25 Now Hagar (Hagar | Ἁγάρ | nom sg fem) represents Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.