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Lexicon :: Strong's H6172 - ʿervâ

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עֶרְוָה
Transliteration
ʿervâ
Pronunciation
er-vaw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1692b

Strong’s Definitions

עֶרְוָה ʻervâh, er-vaw'; from H6168; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish):—nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x

The KJV translates Strong's H6172 in the following manner: nakedness (50x), nakedness (with H1320) (1x), shame (1x), unclean (1x), uncleanness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 54x
The KJV translates Strong's H6172 in the following manner: nakedness (50x), nakedness (with H1320) (1x), shame (1x), unclean (1x), uncleanness (1x).

  1. nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda

    1. pudenda (implying shameful exposure)

    2. nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour

    3. exposed, undefended (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶרְוָה ʻervâh, er-vaw'; from H6168; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish):—nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
STRONGS H6172: Abbreviations
עֶרְוָה 54 noun feminine nakedness, pudenda; — absolute ע׳ Exodus 28:42; Leviticus 18:6; usually construct עֶרְוַת Genesis 9:22 +, suffix עֶרְוָֽֽֽתְךָ Exodus 20:23 (Ginsb), Leviticus 18:10; עֶרְוָתֵךְ Isaiah 47:3 +; ת֯וֺ Leviticus 20:17, תָ֯הּ Leviticus 18:7 +; suffix 3rd person feminine plural עֶרְוָתָן Leviticus 18:9; Leviticus 18:10; —
1. pudenda, of man רָאָה ע׳ implying shameful exposure Genesis 9:22, 23 (J); mostly of woman: figurative of Jerusalem (with רָאָה) Lamentations 1:3; Ezekiel 16:37; usually with ׃ נלה literal תִּגָּלֶה ע׳ i.e. be exposed to view Exodus 20:23 (Ginsb; van d. H. Exodus 20:26; E), so, as shameful punishment, figurative of Egypt Isaiah 20:4 (gloss according to Du Che Di-Kit), Babylonian Isaiah 47:3, of Jerusalem Ezekiel 16:37; Ezekiel 23:10, 29 (עֶרְוַת זְנוּנַיִךְ; all three object of active verb); chiefly euphemism for cohabitation, גִּלָּה ע׳ Leviticus 18:6 + (see גלה Pi. 1 a; figurative of Jerusalem (verb passive) Ezekiel 16:36; רָאָה ע׳ in same meaning Leviticus 20:17 (twice in verse) (H; of both sexes); ע׳ also Leviticus 18:8, 10, 16 (H); כִּסָּה ע׳ cover nakedness Genesis 9:23 (J), Exodus 28:42 (P; בְּשַׂר ע׳), Hosea 2:11 (figurative of Israel), Ezekiel 16:8 (of Jerusalem); reviling words are אִמֶּ֑ךָ לְבשֶׁת ע׳ 1 Samuel 20:30 (compare DoughtyArab. Deserta i. 269).
2. עֶרְוַת דָּבָר nakedness of a thing, i.e. probably indecency, improper behaviour Deuteronomy 23:15; Deuteronomy 24:1 (see Dr).
3. figurative הָאָרֶץ ע׳ Genesis 42:9, 12 (E), i.e. its exposed, undefended parts (Arabic bdb078901).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:22; 9:22; 9:23; 9:23; 42:9; 42:12

Exodus

20:23; 20:23; 20:26; 28:42; 28:42

Leviticus

18:6; 18:6; 18:7; 18:8; 18:9; 18:10; 18:10; 18:10; 18:16; 20:17; 20:17

Deuteronomy

23:15; 24:1

1 Samuel

20:30

Isaiah

20:4; 47:3; 47:3

Lamentations

1:3

Ezekiel

16:8; 16:36; 16:37; 16:37; 23:10; 23:29

Hosea

2:11

H6172

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6172 matches the Hebrew עֶרְוָה (ʿervâ),
which occurs 54 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22 - And Cham the father of Chanaan saw the nakedness of his father, and he went out and told his two brothers without.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23 - And Sem and Japheth having taken a garment, put it on both their backs and went backwards, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their face was backward, and they saw not the nakedness of their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - And Joseph remembered his dream, which he saw; and he said to them, Ye are spies; to observe the marks of the land are ye come.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:12 - And he said to them, Nay, but ye are come to observe the marks of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - And thou shalt make for them linen drawers to cover the nakedness of their flesh; they shall reach from the loins to the thighs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6 - No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, for she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife; it is thy father's nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9 - The nakedness of thy sister by thy father or by thy mother, born at home or abroad, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10 - The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or thy daughter's daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, for she is near akin to thy father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, for she is near akin to thy mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, and thou shalt not go in to his wife; for she is thy relation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law, for she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not take, to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is impiety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - Thou shalt not take a wife in addition to her sister, as a rival, to uncover her nakedness in opposition to her, while she is yet living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19 - And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - And if any one should lie with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - Whosoever shall take his sister by his father or by his mother, and shall see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a reproach: they shall be destroyed before the children of their family; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness, they shall bear their sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - And whatever man shall lie with a woman that is set apart for a flux, and shall uncover her nakedness, he has uncovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the flux of her blood: they shall both be destroyed from among their generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, or of the sister of thy mother; for that man has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin: they shall bear their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - Whosoever shall lie with his near kinswoman, has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin to him: they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21 - Whoever shall take his brother's wife, it is uncleanness; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - (LXX 23:15) Because the Lord thy God walks in thy camp to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemy before thy face; and thy camp shall be holy, and there shall not appear in thee a disgraceful thing, and so he [fn]shall turn away from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:1 - And if any one should take a wife, and should dwell with her, then it shall come to pass if she should not have found favour before him, because he has found some unbecoming thing in her, that he shall write for her a [fn]bill of divorcement, and give it into her hands, and he shall send her away out of his house.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 - And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of [fn]traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jessæ to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:4 - for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3 - Thy shame shall be uncovered, thy reproaches shall be brought to light: I will exact of thee due vengeance, I will no longer deliver thee to men.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Heth. Jerusalem has sinned a great sin; therefore has she come into tribulation, all that used to honour her have afflicted her, for they have seen her shame: yea, she herself groaned, and turned backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - And I passed by thee and saw thee, and, behold, it was thy time and a time of resting; and I spread my wings over thee, and covered thy shame, and sware to thee: and I entered into covenant with thee, saith the Lord, and thou becamest mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:36 - Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast poured forth thy money, therefore thy shame shall be discovered in thy harlotry with thy lovers, and with regard to all the imaginations of thine iniquities, and for the blood of thy children which thou hast given to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37 - Therefore, behold, I will gather all thy lovers with whom thou hast consorted, and all whom thou hast loved, with all whom thou didst hate; and I will gather them against thee round about, and will expose thy wickedness to them, and they shall see all thy shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:10 - In thee they have uncovered the father's shame; and in thee they have humbled her that was set apart for uncleanness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:10 - They uncovered her shame: they took her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became a byword among women; and they wrought vengeance in her for the sake of the daughters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:18 - And she exposed her fornication, and exposed her shame: and my soul was alienated from her, even as my soul was alienated from her sister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29 - And they shall deal with thee in hatred, and shall take all the fruits of thy labours and thy toils, and thou shalt be naked and bare: and the shame of thy fornication shall be exposed: and thy ungodliness and thy fornication

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - (LXX 2:11) Therefore I will return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its time; and I will take away my raiment and my linen clothes, so that she shall not cover her nakedness.
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