What does בָּשָׂר · עֶרְוָה mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · עֶרְוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "naked flesh, nakedness".
Hebrew · H1320, H6172
בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה
Flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man · nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
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בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh (from its freshness ); by extension, body , person ; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man
Pronunciation bāšār
Flesh as the vulnerable human body, emphasizing mortality, kinship, and bodily shame or nakedness.
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עֶרְוָה H6172 nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
Pronunciation ʿerĕwāh
Nakedness moves from literal bodily exposure to metaphorical vulnerability, shame, and covenant breach in judgment contexts.
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What does בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה (besar ervah) mean in the Bible?
בָּשָׂר · עֶרְוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "naked flesh, nakedness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1320, H6172?
H1320, H6172 is connected to 324 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. naked flesh, nakedness
Strong's H1320, H6172
Lexical occurrences 324 verses Source Gloss
naked flesh, nakedness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּשַׂר עֶרְוָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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