TR: har -> oros (Mountain / Mount)¶
The Chain¶
Hebrew OT LXX (Greek OT) Greek NT
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הַר (har) -> ὄρος (oros) -> ὄρος (oros)
H2022, 485v 432x as translation 65v in NT
"mountain/mount" of har "mountain/mount"
PMI score: 32.72
OT Usage (Hebrew)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2022 | הַר (har) | 485v | mountain, mount, hill country |
| H2042 | הָרָר (harar) | related form | mountain/hill country |
| H1389 | גִּבְעָה (gibah) | related landform | hill/hillock |
Key OT passages: - Gen 7:19 — "all the high hills..." - Exo 3:1 — Moses comes to "the mountain of God." - Lev 25:1 — YHWH speaks to Moses "in mount Sinai."
LXX Bridge¶
| Hebrew | Greek Translation | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| har (H2022) | oros (G3735) | 432x | Dominant mountain/mount equivalent. |
| har (H2022) | oreinos (G3714) | 20x | Mountainous/hill-country adjective. |
| har (H2022) | bounos (G1015) | 36x | Hill/hillock equivalent. |
| har (H2022) | Sina (G4614) | 20x | Sinai proper-name mapping in Sinai contexts. |
| har (H2022) | Sion (G4622) | 34x | Zion proper-name bridge. |
Reverse bridge for G3735 oros is dominated by H2022 har (432x), with H1389 gibah (39x), H5514 Sinai (20x), H8165 Seir (20x), H2023 Hor (11x), and H2042 harar (9x).
Semantic shift in translation: The primary bridge is direct for physical mountains/mounts. Greek oros also receives named mountains and nearby landform terms when traced backward.
NT Usage (Greek)¶
| Strong's | Word | Occurrences | Primary Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| G3735 | ὄρος (oros) | 65v | mountain, mount |
| G3714 | ὀρεινός (oreinos) | bridge family | mountainous / hill country |
| G1015 | βουνός (bounos) | bridge family | hill |
Key NT passages: - Mat 4:8 — "an exceeding high mountain." - Jhn 4:20 — "Our fathers worshipped in this mountain." - Act 1:12 — "the mount called Olivet."
TODO: canonical Greek study needed: G3735-oros.md.
Direct OT->NT Quotations¶
| NT Verse | Quotes OT | Shared Word | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luk 3:5 | Isa 40:4 | har -> oros | "Every mountain and hill..." preserves mountain/hill imagery. |
| Heb 8:5 | Exo 25:40 | har -> oros | "in the mount" is used in the citation/allusion line. |
Continuity and Shifts¶
Continuity: The bridge is a stable landform equivalent, with mountain/mount preserved across OT, LXX, and NT usage.
Shift: NT oros includes direct physical locations, named/known mountains, and quoted prophetic mountain imagery; it also represents several Hebrew landform/name terms when traced backward.
Generated from: gather_trace_data.py, search_strongs.py Last updated: 2026-05-07