What does עֵירֹם (ʿēyrōm) mean in the Bible?
עֵירֹם (ʿēyrōm): Nakedness as physical vulnerability and shame, often symbolizing moral exposure or spiritual destitution before God.
Hebrew · H5903
עֵירֹם
Nudity
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עֵירֹם H5903
Pronunciation ʿēyrōm
What does עֵירֹם (ʿēyrōm) mean in the Bible?
עֵירֹם (ʿēyrōm): Nakedness as physical vulnerability and shame, often symbolizing moral exposure or spiritual destitution before God.
Full entry for עֵירֹם (H5903) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5903?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include naked (3), the naked (2), [was] naked (1), nakedness (1), they [were] naked (1).
Where does עֵירֹם (ʿēyrōm) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Genesis (3), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It naked 3× Ezekiel 16:22, Ezekiel 16:39, Ezekiel 23:29
the naked 2× Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16
[was] naked 1× Genesis 3:10
nakedness 1× Deuteronomy 28:48
they [were] naked 1× Genesis 3:7
were naked 1× Ezekiel 16:7
you [were] naked 1× Genesis 3:11
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Genesis 3:7 עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם to they [were] naked Adjective - masculine plural Genesis 3:10 עֵירֹ֥ם to [was] naked Adjective - masculine singular Genesis 3:11 עֵירֹ֖ם to you [were] naked Adjective - masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:48 וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם to nakedness Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 16:7 עֵרֹ֥ם to were naked Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 16:22 עֵרֹ֣ם to naked Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 16:39 עֵירֹ֥ם to naked Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 18:7 וְעֵירֹ֖ם to the naked Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 18:16 וְעֵר֖וֹם to the naked Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Ezekiel 23:29 עֵירֹ֣ם to naked Adjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:7
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 3
Genesis 3 Deuteronomy 1 Ezekiel 6
Source forms
עֵירֹ֥ם 2x ‘ê·rōm Genesis 3:10, Ezekiel 16:39
וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם 1x ū·ḇə·‘ê·rōm Deuteronomy 28:48
וְעֵירֹ֖ם 1x wə·‘ê·rōm Ezekiel 18:7
וְעֵר֖וֹם 1x wə·‘ê·rō·wm Ezekiel 18:16
עֵירֹ֖ם 1x ‘ê·rōm Genesis 3:11
עֵירֹ֣ם 1x ‘ê·rōm Ezekiel 23:29
עֵֽירֻמִּ֖ם 1x ‘ê·rum·mim Genesis 3:7
עֵרֹ֥ם 1x ‘ê·rōm Ezekiel 16:7
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular 6x Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:11, Ezekiel 16:7, Ezekiel 16:22
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular 2x Ezekiel 18:7, Ezekiel 18:16
Adjective - masculine plural 1x Genesis 3:7
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:48
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Nakedness as physical vulnerability and shame, often symbolizing moral exposure or spiritual destitution before God.
Source Gloss
nudity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Nakedness as physical vulnerability and shame, often symbolizing moral exposure or spiritual destitution before God.
nudity BDB: naked Usage: naked(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
State of being unclothed, particularly after eating forbidden fruit and becoming aware of shame
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain