HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6135
עָקָר
a.qar — barren
barren, sterile
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Barren
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G4723
στεῖρα
steira — barren
στεῖρος, -ον also -α, -ον, [in LXX for עָקָר ;] barren: of a woman, Luk.1:7, 36 23:29, Gal.4:27" (LXX) .† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6122
ἄγονος
agonos — barren
1. passive unborn , (Iliad by Homer): not yet born , (Euripides) 2. active not producing, unfruitful, barren ; τόκοισιν ἀγόνοις travail without issue, bringing no children to the birth , (Sophocles Tragicus), etc. 3. with genitive not productive of, barren in a thing, (Plato Philosophus) 4. childless , (Euripides) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7921
שָׁכֹל
sha.khol — be bereaved
1) to be bereaved, make childless, miscarry 1a) (Qal) to be bereaved 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make childless 1b2) to cause barrenness, show barrenness or abortion 1b3) to miscarry 1c) (Hiphil) miscarrying (participle)
16 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8205
שְׁפִי
she.phi — bareness
1) bareness, smooth or bare height, bare place, high places, barren height 1a) bareness 1b) bare place, bare height
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G175
ἄκαρπος
akarpos — unfruitful
ἄ-καρπος, -ον, [in LXX: Jer.2:6 (צַלְמָוֶת), Wis.15:4, 4Ma.16:7 ;] unfruitful, barren: figuratively, Mat.13:22, Mrk.4:19, 1Co.14:14, Eph.5:11, Tit.3:14, 2Pe.1:8, Ju 12.† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1565
גַּלְמוּד
gal.mud — solitary
1) hard, barren, harsh, bleak 1a) harsh, bleak (of a company of wicked men) 1b) barren (of women)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4420
מְלֵחָה
me.le.chah — saltiness
saltness, barrenness, saltiness
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6115
עֹ֫צֶר
o.tser — coercion
1) restraint, coercion 1a) restraint, coercion 1b) barrenness (of womb)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G5110
τόκος
tokos — interest
τόκος, -ου, ὁ (τίκτω), [in LXX for נֶשֶׁךְ, etc. ;] (a) a bringing forth, birth; (b) offspring. Metaphorical, of the produce of money lent out, interest, usury (cf. Merch. of Venice, I, iii, "a breed of barren metal "): Mat.25:27, Luk.19:23 (Soph., Plat., al.).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8192
שָׁפָה
sha.phah — be bare
1) to sweep bare, scrape 1a) (Niphal) to be wind-swept, be bare, be scraped barren (by wind) 1b) (Pual) to be bare, be laid bare
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21123
στειρόω
steiroō — to make barren
make barren
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6589
ἀτεκνόω
ateknoō — be barren
to make childless :—; Pass. to be deprived of children , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6626
ἀφορία
aphoria — non-productivity
1. a not bearing : 2. non-production, dearth , καρπῶν (Xenophon Historicus) 3. barrenness, sterility of land: metaphorically, ἀφ. φρενῶν (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9719
χέρσος
chersos — uncultivated
1. dry land, land , ἐπὶ χέρσου, opposite to ἐν πόντῳ, (Odyssey by Homer); κύματα κυλινδόμενα προτὶ χέρσον (Odyssey by Homer); κῦμα χέρσῳ ῥηγνύμενον (Iliad by Homer); χέρσῳ on or by land , (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. as adjective, χέρσος, ον, dry, firm , of land, (Herdotus Historicus); ἐν κονίᾳ χέρσῳ, opposite to πόντῳ, (Pindar) 3. dry, hard, barren , (Herdotus Historicus); χ. λιμήν a harbour left dry , [variant datesAnthology Palantina 4. metaphorically barren, without children , of women, (Sophocles Tragicus): with genitive barren of , πυρὰ χέρσος ἀγλαϊσμάτων (Euripides) Prob. from same Root as ξηρός. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9720
χερσόω
chersoō — to make barren
to make barren
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
For a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among the Jews (Gen. 16:2; 30:1-23; 1 Sam. 1:6, 27; Isa. 47:9; 49:21; Luke 1:25). Instances of barrenness are noticed (Gen. 11:30; 25:21; 29:31; Judg. 13:2, 3; Luke 1:7, 36).
Scripture references
Genesis 16:2Genesis 30:1-231 Samuel 1:61 Samuel 1:27Isaiah 47:9Isaiah 49:21Luke 1:25Genesis 11:30Genesis 25:21Genesis 29:31Judges 13:2Judges 13:3Luke 1:7Luke 1:36
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.