עָקָרʻâqâr
barren (Deuteronomy 7:14; Exodus 23:26; Genesis 11:30; Genesis 25:21; Genesis 29:31)
Pronunciation: aw-kawr' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6135
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 11:30 But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children.
- Genesis 25:21 Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
- Genesis 29:31 When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, he enabled her to have children, but Rachel could not conceive.
- Exodus 23:26 There will be no miscarriages or infertility in your land, and I will give you long, full lives.
- Deuteronomy 7:14 You will be blessed above all the nations of the earth. None of your men or women will be childless, and all your livestock will bear young.
- Judges 13:2 In those days a man named Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. His wife was unable to become pregnant, and they had no children.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).