H6172 עֶרְוָה
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 53 KJV occurrences
עֶרְוָה
ʻervâh · er-vaw'
Definition
nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
KJV Renderings
nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
Derivation / Etymology
from H6168 (עָרָה);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 53)
- Genesis 9:22And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
- Leviticus 18:6¶ None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 18:9The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
- Leviticus 18:12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.
- Leviticus 18:17Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
- Leviticus 20:17And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
- Deuteronomy 24:1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
- Ezekiel 16:37Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.