עָר

ar · enemy

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6145 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ar (עָר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “enemy”.

Adversary. A rare word; its sense in 1 Samuel 28:16 is probable, not certain.

How to say it

ar

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. One who stands against you.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • enemies ×1
  • enemy ×1

Related words

Words that come from it

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • 1 Samuel 28:16

    Samuel said, “And why do you ask me, when YHWH has turned away from you and has become your enemy?

  • Psalms 139:20

    who speak of you with plans; they take it up in vain, your enemies.