עֲרִירִי
a.ri.ri
“childless”
Definition
bare, i.e. destitute (of children)
from H6209 (עָרַר);
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Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
H:A
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
עֲרִירִי appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
This is what the LORD says:“Enroll this man as childless,a man who will not prosper in his lifetime.None of his descendants will prosperto sit on the throne of Davidor to rule again in Judah.”
If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
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