Definition
from H6209; bare, i.e. destitute (of children)
Traditional renderings: childless.
Traditional renderings: childless.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עֲרִירִי:
- ἄτεκνοςateknos“childless”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Genesis 15:2עֲרִירִ֑י · childlessBut Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
- Leviticus 20:20עֲרִירִ֥ים · childlessIf a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 20:21עֲרִירִ֥ים · childlessIf a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be childless.
- Jeremiah 22:30עֲרִירִ֔י · as childlessThis is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless, a man who will not prosper in his lifetime. None of his descendants will prosper to sit on the throne of David or to rule again in Judah.”