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.
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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).