ʻarvâh — H6173

H6173 · Hebrew — ערוה

Pronunciation: ar-vaw'

Definition

feminine noun

nakedness, i.e. (figuratively) impoverishment

dishonour, nakedness

dishonour (metaphor of nakedness)

Usually translated as

dishonor

Origin

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6172

ʻervâh (H6172)

Occurrences

ʻarvâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1)

Ezra 4:14 — Now because we have maintenance from the king’s palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king’s (וְעַרְוַ֣ת) dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king;