הגר

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הגר^¹

/haˈɡaʁ/ Modern Israeli

proper noun הָגָר · hagár

Hagar
a female given name, Hagar
Medieval Hungary
Similar: הונגריה

הגר^²

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Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda based on Arabic هَاجَرَ (hājara, “to migrate”) and the name הָגָר (hagár, “Hagar”) above, which he concluded belong to a shared Semitic root. The verb with pa'al construction did not become widely used, but it's action noun הֲגִירָה (hagirá, “emigration”) and a pi'el verb היגר / הִגֵּר (higér, “to emigrate, to immigrate”) did.

verb הָגַר · hagár

construction pa'al, obsolete, rare to emigrate
Similar: היגר

הגר^³

/haˈɡeʁ/ Modern Israeli

noun הַגֵּר · hagér

definite, singular singular definite form of גֵּר (ger): the stranger, the foreigner.

In English

immigrate to move into a foreign country or area
Hagar mother of Ishmael

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {הגר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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