Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6172

עֶרְוָה

er.vah · “nakedness”

Used 54 times across 9 books

Definition

1) nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda
1a) pudenda (implying shameful exposure)
1b) nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour
1c) exposed, undefended (fig.)
Aramaic equivalent: ar.vah (עַרְוָה "dishonor" H6173)

Where it appears

Genesis

5

Exodus

2

Leviticus

32

Deuteronomy

2

1 Samuel

1

Isaiah

2

Lamentations

1

Ezekiel

8

Hosea

1

In the text

Genesis 9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.Genesis 9:23And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.Genesis 42:9And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.Genesis 42:12And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.Exodus 20:26Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.Exodus 28:42And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:Leviticus 18:6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.Leviticus 18:7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.Leviticus 18:9The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

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