עֶרְוָהʻervâh
nakedness, pudenda
Pronunciation: er-vaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6172
Meanings
1. pudenda (Genesis 9:22; Genesis 9:23; Lamentations 1:3)
2. nakedness of a thing, i.e. probably indecency, improper behaviour (Deuteronomy 23:15; Deuteronomy 24:1)
3. i.e. its exposed, undefended parts (Genesis 42:9; Genesis 42:12)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 54 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 9:22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw that his father was naked and went outside and told his brothers.
- Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
- Genesis 42:9 And he remembered the dreams he’d had about them many years before. He said to them, “You are spies! You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”
- Genesis 42:12 “Yes, you are!” Joseph insisted. “You have come to see how vulnerable our land has become.”
- Exodus 20:26 And do not approach my altar by going up steps. If you do, someone might look up under your clothing and see your nakedness.
- Exodus 28:42 Also make linen undergarments for them, to be worn next to their bodies, reaching from their hips to their thighs.
See every passage
- Genesis 9:22, 9:23, 42:9, 42:12
- Exodus 20:26, 28:42
- Leviticus 18:6, 18:7, 18:8, 18:9, 18:10, 18:11, 18:12, 18:13, 18:14, 18:15, 18:16, 18:17, 18:18, 18:19, 20:11, 20:17, 20:18, 20:19, 20:20, 20:21
- Deuteronomy 23:14, 24:1
- 1 Samuel 20:30
- Isaiah 20:4, 47:3
- Lamentations 1:8
- Ezekiel 16:8, 16:36, 16:37, 22:10, 23:10, 23:18, 23:29
- Hosea 2:9
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).