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עָרָה H6168

H6168 is the Hebrew word עָרָה, transliterated ʻârâh and said aw-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it emptied.

Word: עָרָהTransliteration: ʻârâhSaid: aw-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

emptied 2×rase 2×discovered 1×uncovereth 1×spreading 1×leave 1×discover 1×uncovered 1×poured 1×because he hath poured out 1×discovering 1×uncover 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.

Verses using עָרָה

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 24:20 · KJV

And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.

Leviticus 20:18 · KJV

And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

Leviticus 20:19 · KJV

And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

2 Chronicles 24:11 · KJV

Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king’s office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the high priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

Psalm 37:35 · KJV

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

Psalm 137:7 · KJV

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

Psalm 141:8 · KJV

But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

Isaiah 3:17 · KJV

Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

Isaiah 22:6 · KJV

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

Isaiah 32:15 · KJV

Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.

Isaiah 53:12 · KJV

Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Habakkuk 3:13 · KJV

Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.

Zephaniah 2:14 · KJV

And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.

Common questions

What does Strong's H6168 mean?

H6168 is the Hebrew word עָרָה (ʻârâh), meaning to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish.

How is H6168 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it emptied (2 times), rase (2 times), discovered (1 time), uncovereth (1 time), spreading (1 time), among others.

How many times does H6168 appear in the Bible?

עָרָה (ʻârâh) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6168 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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