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עָרֵם H6194
H6194 is the Hebrew word עָרֵם, transliterated ʻârêm and said aw-rame'. The King James Version most often renders it heaps.
What it means
a heap; specifically, a sheaf.
Where it comes from
(Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה; from H6192 (עָרַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: heap (of corn), sheaf.
Verses using עָרֵם
All 10 verses, quoted in full.
Ruth 3:7 · KJV
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
2 Chronicles 31:6 · KJV
And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps.
2 Chronicles 31:7 · KJV
In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.
2 Chronicles 31:8 · KJV
And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
2 Chronicles 31:9 · KJV
Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.
Nehemiah 4:2 · KJV
And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned?
Nehemiah 13:15 · KJV
In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
Song of Solomon 7:2 · KJV
Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.
Jeremiah 50:26 · KJV
Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
Haggai 2:16 · KJV
Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6194 mean?
H6194 is the Hebrew word עָרֵם (ʻârêm), meaning a heap; specifically, a sheaf.
How is H6194 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it heaps (5 times), heap of corn (1 time), concerning the heaps (1 time), out of the heaps (1 time), sheaves (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6194 appear in the Bible?
עָרֵם (ʻârêm) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6194 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה; from H6192 (עָרַם).
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