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Leviticus 18:8
“The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עֶרְוָהʻervâh · er-vaw'
H6172 · Hebrew
H6172 · Hebrew
- Definition
- nudity, literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
- Derivation
- from H6168 (עָרָה);
- KJV renderings
- nakedness, shame, unclean(-ness).
- Grammar
- עֶרְוַ֥ת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 54 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 9:22Genesis 9:23Genesis 9:23Genesis 42:9Genesis 42:12
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עֶרְוָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.