Strong's Hebrew · H6172

עֶרְוָה

ʻervâh · er-vaw'

Definitionnudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
Derivationfrom H6168 (עָרָה);
KJV usagenakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
Occurrences54 in the KJV · 40 verses

עֶרְוָה in Scripture

Genesis 9:22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. Genesis 9:23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father' s nakedness. Genesis 42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. Genesis 42:12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. Exodus 20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. Exodus 28:42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 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 18:7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. Leviticus 18:8 The nakedness of thy father' s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father' s nakedness. Leviticus 18:9 The 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 18:10 The nakedness of thy son' s daughter, or of thy daughter' s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. Leviticus 18:11 The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
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