מַעַר
maar · open space; nakedness
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4626 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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maar (מַעַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “open space; nakedness”.
Open space, empty place; in other passages, nakedness.
How to say it
ma·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
- The free room left on a surface, where an ornament fits.
- The naked body, exposed to shame before all.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- nakedness ×1
- space ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 7:36
And he engraved on the plates of its handles and on its panels cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the space of each, and wreaths all around.
- Nahum 3:5
“Look, I am against you, declares YHWH Tsevaot, and I will uncover your skirts over your face, and I will show nations your nakedness, and kingdoms your shame.