מַעַר

maar · open space; nakedness

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4626 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

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

  1. The free room left on a surface, where an ornament fits.
  2. 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

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.