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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 Box Gen 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22 - And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23 - But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:9 - Then Joseph remembered the dreams which he had dreamed about them, and said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see the nakedness of the land!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:12 - But he said to them, “No, but you have come to see the nakedness of the land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - ‘Nor shall you go up by steps to My altar, that your nakedness may not be exposed on it.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - “And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6 - ‘None of you shall approach anyone who is near of kin to him, to uncover his nakedness: I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7 - ‘The nakedness of your father or the nakedness of your mother you shall not uncover. She is your mother; you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8 - ‘The nakedness of your father’s wife you shall not uncover; it is your father’s nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9 - ‘The nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or elsewhere, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10 - ‘The nakedness of your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter, their nakedness you shall not uncover; for theirs is your own nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11 - ‘The nakedness of your father’s wife’s daughter, begotten by your father—she is your sister—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s sister; she is near of kin to your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister, for she is near of kin to your mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s brother. You shall not approach his wife; she is your aunt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your daughter-in-law—she is your son’s wife—you shall not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is your brother’s nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, nor shall you take her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness. They are near of kin to her. It is wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - ‘Nor shall you take a woman as a rival to her sister, to uncover her nakedness while the other is alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19 - ‘Also you shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness as long as she is in her customary impurity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - ‘The man who lies with his father’s wife has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - ‘If a man takes his sister, his father’s daughter or his mother’s daughter, and sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a wicked thing. And they shall be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered his sister’s nakedness. He shall bear his guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - ‘If a man lies with a woman during her sickness and uncovers her nakedness, he has exposed her flow, and she has uncovered the flow of her blood. Both of them shall be cut off from their people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - ‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother’s sister nor of your father’s sister, for that would uncover his near of kin. They shall bear their guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - ‘If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness. They shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21 - ‘If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness. They shall be childless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - “For the LORD your God walks in the midst of your camp, to deliver you and give your enemies over to you; therefore your camp shall be holy, that He may see no unclean thing among you, and turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 24:1 - “When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:30 - Then Saul’s anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:4 - “so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:3 - Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
Yes, your shame will be seen;
I will take vengeance,
And I will not arbitrate with a man.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem has sinned gravely,
Therefore she has become vile.[fn]
All who honored her despise her
Because they have seen her nakedness;
Yes, she sighs and turns away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - “When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; so I spread My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine,” says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:36

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:36 - ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness uncovered in your harlotry with your lovers, and with all your abominable idols, and because of the blood of your children which you gave to them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:37 - “surely, therefore, I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved, and all those you hated; I will gather them from all around against you and will uncover your nakedness to them, that they may see all your nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:10 - “In you men uncover their fathers’ nakedness; in you they violate women who are set apart during their impurity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:10 - They uncovered her nakedness,
Took away her sons and daughters,
And slew her with the sword;
She became a byword among women,
For they had executed judgment on her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:18 - She revealed her harlotry and uncovered her nakedness.
Then I alienated Myself from her,
As I had alienated Myself from her sister.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 23:29 - ‘They will deal hatefully with you, take away all you have worked for, and leave you naked and bare. The nakedness of your harlotry shall be uncovered, both your lewdness and your harlotry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - “Therefore I will return and take away
My grain in its time
And My new wine in its season,
And will take back My wool and My linen,
Given to cover her nakedness.
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