Maʻar — H4626

Definition

masculine noun

a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space

1. bare, naked place, nakedness
1. bare place
2. nakedness, pudenda (exposed in punishment)

Usually translated as

nakedness, proportion

Origin

from H6168

• Derived from ʻârâh (H6168)

Greek equivalents

• aischýnē (G152)
• échō (G2192)

Occurrences

Maʻar occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), Nahum (1)

• 1 Kings 7:36 — For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
• Nahum 3:5 — Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness (מַעְרֵ֔ךְ), and the kingdoms thy shame.