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Aroer — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֲרוֹעֵר

עֲרוֹעֵר

ʻĂrôwʻêr · pronounced ar-o-ayr' · Strong's H6177 · a place

Aroer means nudity of situation.

Built from

עֲרוֹעֵר ʻărôwʻêr (the same as, H6176) — a juniper (from its nudity of situation) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or עֲרֹעֵר; or עַרְעוֹר; the same as H6176; nudity of situation; Aroër, the name of three places in or near Palestine.

First appearance

Num 32:34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, (KJV)

Every verse that names Aroer

16 occurrences in 16 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Num 32:34Deut 2:36Deut 3:12Deut 4:48Josh 12:2Josh 13:9Josh 13:16Josh 13:25Judg 11:26Judg 11:331Sam 30:282Sam 24:52Kgs 10:331Chr 5:8Isa 17:2Jer 48:19

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