Occurrences
ʻervâh occurs 54 times in 40 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), Exodus (2), Leviticus (20), Deuteronomy (2), 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (7), Hosea (1)
- Genesis 9:22 — And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֣ת) of his father, and told his two brethren without.
- Genesis 9:23 — And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֣ת) of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
- Genesis 9:23 — And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness (וְעֶרְוַ֥ת).
- Genesis 42:9 — And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of the land ye are come.
- Genesis 42:12 — And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of the land ye are come.
- Exodus 20:26 — Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתְךָ֖) be not discovered thereon.
- Exodus 28:42 — And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness (עֶרְוָ֑ה); from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:
- Leviticus 18:6 — None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness (עֶרְוָ֑ה): I am the LORD.
- Leviticus 18:7 — The nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:7 — The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness (וְעֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:7 — The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָֽהּ).
- Leviticus 18:8 — The nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:8 — The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת).
- Leviticus 18:9 — The nakedness (עֶרְוַ֨ת) of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
- Leviticus 18:9 — The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness (עֶרְוָתָֽן) thou shalt not uncover.
- Leviticus 18:10 — The nakedness (עֶרְוַ֤ת) of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:10 — The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness (עֶרְוָתָ֑ן) thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:10 — The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness (עֶרְוָתְךָ֖).
- Leviticus 18:11 — The nakedness (עֶרְוַ֨ת) of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:11 — The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָֽהּ).
- Leviticus 18:12 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.
- Leviticus 18:13 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.
- Leviticus 18:14 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
- Leviticus 18:15 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:15 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָֽהּ).
- Leviticus 18:16 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:16 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת).
- Leviticus 18:17 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
- Leviticus 18:17 — Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ); for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
- Leviticus 18:18 — Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָ֛הּ), beside the other in her life time.
- Leviticus 18:19 — Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָֽהּ), as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.
- Leviticus 20:11 — And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת): both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:17 — And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָ֜הּ), and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:17 — And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness (עֶרְוָתוֹ֙); it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:17 — And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֧ת); he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:18 — And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָהּ֙); he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.
- Leviticus 20:19 — And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness (וְעֶרְוַ֨ת) of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:20 — And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת): they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 20:21 — And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת); they shall be childless.
- Deuteronomy 23:14 — For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean (עֶרְוַ֣ת) thing in thee, and turn away from thee.
- Deuteronomy 24:1 — When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness (עֶרְוַ֣ת) in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
- 1 Samuel 20:30 — Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness (עֶרְוַ֥ת)?
- Isaiah 20:4 — So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame (עֶרְוַ֥ת) of Egypt.
- Isaiah 47:3 — Thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ) shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
- Lamentations 1:8 — Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness (עֶרְוָתָ֔הּ): yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
- Ezekiel 16:8 — Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ): yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.
- Ezekiel 16:36 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ) discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;
- Ezekiel 16:37 — Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתֵךְ֙) unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.
- Ezekiel 16:37 — Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness (עֶרְוָתֵֽךְ).
- Ezekiel 22:10 — In thee have they discovered their fathers’ nakedness (עֶרְוַת): in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.