עָרָה arah
Hebrew word for “to uncover” · Strong’s H6168 · used 15 times in 14 verses
Meaning
1) to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out;
How it is translated
Glosses given for arah in context, with how often each is used:
- lay bare 3
- has made naked 2
- will lay bare 2
- emptied 1
- may pour out 1
- spreading himself 1
- uncovered 1
- will be poured out 1
- poured out 1
- may strip yourself naked 1
- have laid bare 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalms | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Leviticus | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Habakkuk | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Zephaniah | 1 | 1.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
Leviticus 20 (2), Genesis 24 (1), 2 Chronicles 24 (1), Psalms 37 (1), Psalms 137 (1), Psalms 141 (1), Isaiah 3 (1), Isaiah 22 (1), Isaiah 32 (1), Isaiah 53 (1)
Forms
- הערה 3
- ערו 2
- יערה 2
- ערה 2
- ותער 1
- ויערו 1
- ומתערה 1
- תער 1
- ותתערי 1
- ערות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with arah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- נָשָׂא nasa “to lift” 4
- יְסוֹד yesod “foundation” 2
- עֶרְוָה ervah “nakedness” 2
- אֱדוֹם edom “Edom” 2
- גָּלָה galah “to reveal” 2
- עַד ad “till” 3
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 2
- אֲדֹנָי adonai “Lord” 2
- רַב rav “many” 2
- בַּת bat “daughter” 2
- רֹאשׁ rosh “head” 2
- גַּם gam “also” 2
Key verses
The verses using arah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 20:18 — 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…
- Leviticus 20:19 — 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.
- Psalms 37:35 — I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
- Psalms 137:7 — Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
- Psalms 141:8 — But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
- Isaiah 3:17 — 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 — And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
- Isaiah 32:15 — 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 — 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…
- Lamentations 4:21 — Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make…
- Habakkuk 3:13 — 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…
- Zephaniah 2:14 — 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…
See all 14 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.