אָרָה

ara · pluck, gather

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H717 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

ara (אָרָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pluck, gather”.

To pluck, to gather fruit; to pick grapes.

How to say it

a·ra

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. To take fruit from the plant by hand.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

  • I have gathered ×1
  • pick its grapes ×1

Where it appears

  • Psalms 80:12

    Why have you broken through its fences, and all who pass along the way pick its grapes?

  • Song of Songs 5:1

    I have come to my garden, my sister, bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my balsam; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, companions; drink, and be drunk with love!