H6172 — עֶרְוָה (ʻervâh)

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Strong's H6172 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: עֶרְוָה (ʻervâh)

Pronunciation: er-vaw'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from עָרָה (ʻârâh) [H6168];

Definition: nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)

KJV Renderings: nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).

Senses

  1. nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda
    1. pudenda (implying shameful exposure)
    2. nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour
    3. exposed, undefended (fig.)

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G152 αἰσχύνη aischýnē from G153 shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely) dishonesty, shame
G602 ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis from G601 disclosure appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation
G808 ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē from G809 an indecency; by implication, the pudenda shame, that which is unseemly
G809 ἀσχήμων aschḗmōn from G1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2192 (in the sense of its congener G4976) properly, shapeless, i.e. (figuratively) inelegant uncomely
G2487 ἴχνος íchnos from ἰκνέομαι (iknéomai) (to arrive; compare G2240) a track (figuratively) step
H6168 עָרָה ʻârâh a primitive root to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.