Strong's Lexicon

H5903

H5903 — עֵירוֹם עֵרוֹם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebreweyromadjectiveOccurrences: 10TWOT: 1588b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5903
Word:עֵירוֹם עֵרוֹם
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H6191
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:eyrom
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`eyrom (ay-rome') (or merom {ay-rome'}) adj.
Meaning:1. nudity
KJV Renderings:naked(- ness).

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BDB5924

עֵירֹם, עֵרֹם adjective and noun [masculine]

1. naked;
2. nakedness
(√ עור Ew423, 426 Ges«GKC:85t»§ 85t Sta§§ 295, 327 a; √ ערם (not Hebrew in this sense) BaNB § 27 g ii. 84, 120); — absolute עֵירֹם Gen 3:10; Gen 3:11 + 4 t., עֵרֹם Ezek 16:7 + 2 t. Ezekiel; plural עֵירֻמִּים) Gen 3:7
1. adjective naked Gen 3:7; Gen 3:10; Gen 3:11 (all predicate); as substantive concrete Ezek 18:7; Ezek 18:16.
2. noun abstract nakedness Deut 28:48 וְעֶרְיָה ׳ ע nakedness and bareness (= naked and bare, of personified Jerusalem), Ezek 16:7; Ezek 16:22 ; Ezek 16:39 ; Ezek 22:29.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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