ʻĂrôwʻêr — H6177

H6177 · Hebrew — ערוער

Pronunciation: ar-o-ayr'

Other spellings: ʻĂrôʻêr עֲרֹעֵר, ʻArʻôwr עַרְעוֹר

Definition

locative proper noun

Aroer, the name of three places in or near Palestine

  1. Aroer = "ruins"
  2. a city on the north bank of the river Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon the king of the Amorites and later of Reuben; modern 'Arair'
  3. a city in Ammon near the Jabbok belonging to Gad
  4. a town in southern Judah

Usually translated as

Aroer

Origin

or ʻĂrôʻêr; or ʻArʻôwr; the same as H6176; nudity of situation

Occurrences

ʻĂrôwʻêr occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (4), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)