עֶרְוָה
er.vahnakednessHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine54 occurrences9 books40 verses
Definition
from H6168; nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
Traditional renderings: nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
Traditional renderings: nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עֶרְוָה:
- ἀσχημοσύνηaschēmosunē“indecency”86%
- αἰσχύνηaischunē“shame”7%
- ἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis“revelation”4%
- ἀσχήμωνaschēmōn“indecent”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
54 total
- Ezekiel 23:10עֶרְוָתָהּ֒ · her nakednessThey exposed her nakedness, seized her sons and daughters, and put her to the sword. Thus she became a byword among women, and they executed judgment against her.
- Ezekiel 23:18עֶרְוָתָ֑הּ · her nakednessWhen Oholibah openly prostituted herself and exposed her nakedness, I turned away from her in disgust, just as I had turned away from her sister.
- Ezekiel 23:29עֶרְוַ֣ת · so that the shameThey will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity
- Hosea 2:9עֶרְוָתָֽהּ׃ · her nakednessTherefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.