What does עָקָר · στείρος mean in the Bible?
עָקָר · στείρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "barren, infertile".
Sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs) · "sterile"
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עָקָר · στείρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "barren, infertile".
Full entry for aqar (H6135, G4723) · Open the biblical lexicon
עָקָר · στείρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "barren, infertile".
H6135, G4723 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Hebrew phrase. barren, infertile
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
aqar is built from this root:
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