What does עֲרִירִי (ʿăriyriy) mean in the Bible?
עֲרִירִי (ʿăriyriy): Childlessness as radical deprivation—stripped of family legacy and covenant continuity in Israel's worldview
Hebrew · H6185
עֲרִירִי
Bare , i.e. destitute (of children)
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עֲרִירִי H6185
Pronunciation ʿăriyriy
What does עֲרִירִי (ʿăriyriy) mean in the Bible?
עֲרִירִי (ʿăriyriy): Childlessness as radical deprivation—stripped of family legacy and covenant continuity in Israel's worldview
Full entry for עֲרִירִי (H6185) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6185?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include childless (3), as childless (1).
Where does עֲרִירִי (ʿăriyriy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Genesis (1), Jeremiah (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 childless 3× Genesis 15:2, Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 20:21
as childless 1× Jeremiah 22:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:2
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Genesis 1 Leviticus 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
עֲרִירִ֥ים 2x ‘ă·rî·rîm Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 20:21
עֲרִירִ֑י 1x ‘ă·rî·rî Genesis 15:2
עֲרִירִ֔י 1x ‘ă·rî·rî Jeremiah 22:30
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 20:20, Leviticus 20:21
Adjective - masculine singular 2x Genesis 15:2, Jeremiah 22:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Childlessness as radical deprivation—stripped of family legacy and covenant continuity in Israel's worldview
Source Gloss
bare , i.e. destitute (of children)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Childlessness as radical deprivation—stripped of family legacy and covenant continuity in Israel's worldview
bare, i.e. destitute (of children) BDB: stripped Usage: childless.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֲרִירִי is built from this root:
עָרַר H6209
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