What does עֶרְוָה · דָּבָר mean in the Bible?
עֶרְוָה · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "nakedness or indecent thing; something shamefully exposed or improper in context".
Hebrew · H6172, H1697
עֶרְוַת דָּבָר
Nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish) · a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
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עֶרְוָה H6172 nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
Pronunciation ʿerĕwāh
Nakedness moves from literal bodily exposure to metaphorical vulnerability, shame, and covenant breach in judgment contexts.
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דָּבָר H1697 a word ; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing ; adverbially, a cause
Pronunciation dāḇār
Word that moves from speech to action: what is spoken becomes a matter of real consequence and effect.
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What does עֶרְוַת דָּבָר (ervat davar) mean in the Bible?
עֶרְוָה · דָּבָר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "nakedness or indecent thing; something shamefully exposed or improper in context".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6172, H1697?
H6172, H1697 is connected to 1,509 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. nakedness or indecent thing; something shamefully exposed or improper in context
Strong's H6172, H1697
Lexical occurrences 1,509 verses Source Gloss
nakedness or indecent thing; something shamefully exposed or improper in context
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֶרְוַת דָּבָר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain