The meaning of “עָרֵם”
Understanding ʻârêm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה ʻărêmâh (ar-ay-maw'); from עָרַם heap (of corn), sheaf. - a heap - specifically, ...
עָרֵם
(Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה ʻărêmâh (ar-ay-maw'); from עָרַם heap (of corn), sheaf. - a heap - specifically, a sheaf 1) heap, pile
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth 3:7 | “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.” Word: עָרֵם (ʻârêm) | |
| 2 Chronicles 31:8 | “And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel.” Word: עָרֵם (ʻârêm) | |
| Nehemiah 13:15 | “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.” Word: עָרֵם (ʻârêm) | |
| Song of Solomon 7:2 | “Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies.” Word: עָרֵם (ʻârêm) | |
| Jeremiah 50:26 | “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.” Word: עָרֵם (ʻârêm) |
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