ערווה

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ה (ʿ-r-h)

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra).

Noun

ערווה / עֶרְוָה • ('ervá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָיוֹת or עֶרְווֹת, singular construct ערוות / עֶרְוַת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. nakedness, nudity
2. genitalia
3. (Jewish law) a sexually forbidden relation

References

• H6172 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible