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Harhas
anger; heat of confidence
חַרְחַס char.chas
Harhas (Hebrew: חַרְחַס, char.chas) means “anger; heat of confidence”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 3 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Achbor in 2 Kings 22.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Harhas
father of Shallum's
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 3 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 2 Kings 22:14 |
| Last appears | 2 Chronicles 34:22 |
| Cross-references | 71 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tikvah co-occurrence Appears with Tikvah in 2 Chronicles 34.
- Huldah co-occurrence Appears with Huldah in 2 Chronicles 34.
- Shallum co-occurrence Appears with Shallum in 2 Chronicles 34.
- Asaiah co-occurrence Appears with Asaiah in 2 Kings 22.
- Hilkiah co-occurrence Appears with Hilkiah in 2 Chronicles 34.
- Achbor co-occurrence Appears with Achbor in 2 Kings 22.
- Micaiah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Micaiah.
- Azaliah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Azaliah.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.14;
father of: Tikvah (H8616); also called Hasrah at 2Ch.34.22;
Also named: chas.rah (חַסְרָה "Hasrah" H2641)
§ Harhas = "very poor"
grandfather of Shallum, the husband of Huldah, the prophetess
Harhas or Hasrah was the father of Shallum's wife.
The biblical story
Harhas, also known as Hasrah, was the father of Shallum's wife. Shallum was the keeper of the wardrobe during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. When Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law in the temple, King Josiah sent a delegation, including Shallum, to consult with the prophetess Huldah. Huldah was the wife of Shallum, making her Harhas' daughter-in-law. No other information is provided about Harhas in the Bible. (2Ki.22.14; 2Ch.34.22).
Key verses
Harhas appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2 Kings 22:14 -
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
2 Chronicles 34:22
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2 Kings (1)
- 2 Kings 22:14
2 Chronicles (1)
- 2 Chronicles 34:22