The meaning of “עֲרוֹעֵר”
Understanding ʻĂrôwʻêr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or עֲרֹעֵר ʻĂrôʻêr (ar-o-ayr'); or עַרְעוֹר ʻArʻôwr (ar-ore'); the same as עֲרוֹעֵר; nudity of situation Aroer. - § Aroe...
עֲרוֹעֵר
or עֲרֹעֵר ʻĂrôʻêr (ar-o-ayr'); or עַרְעוֹר ʻArʻôwr (ar-ore'); the same as עֲרוֹעֵר; nudity of situation Aroer. - § Aroer = "ruins" - Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine 1) a city on the north bank of the river Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon the king of the Amorites and later of Reuben; modern 'Arair' 2) a city in Ammon near the Jabbok belonging to Gad 3) a town in southern Judah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 32:34 | “And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,” Word: עֲרוֹעֵר (ʻĂrôwʻêr) | |
| Joshua 13:16 | “And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba;” Word: עֲרוֹעֵר (ʻĂrôwʻêr) | |
| 1 Samuel 30:28 | “And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa,” Word: עֲרוֹעֵר (ʻĂrôwʻêr) | |
| 2 Kings 10:33 | “From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.” Word: עֲרוֹעֵר (ʻĂrôwʻêr) | |
| Isaiah 17:2 | “The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.” Word: עֲרוֹעֵר (ʻĂrôwʻêr) |