The meaning of “עֲרִירִי”
Understanding ʻărîyrîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
childless. - bare, i.e. destitute (of children) 1) stripped, childless, bare of children
עֲרִירִי
childless. - bare, i.e. destitute (of children) 1) stripped, childless, bare of children
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:2 | “And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?” Word: עֲרִירִי (ʻărîyrîy) | |
| Leviticus 20:20 | “And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.” Word: עֲרִירִי (ʻărîyrîy) | |
| Leviticus 20:21 | “And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.” Word: עֲרִירִי (ʻărîyrîy) | |
| Jeremiah 22:30 | “Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. ” Word: עֲרִירִי (ʻărîyrîy) |
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