Know the Word.

Hebrew word

maʻar

mah'-ar

מַעַר

What it means

a nude place, i.e. the pudenda, or a vacant space

a nude place, i.e. (literally) the pudenda, or (figuratively) a vacant space

Where it comes from

from ʻârâh (עָרָה)

How the King James translates it

  • proportion1
  • nakedness1

Every place it appears 2

1 Kings7:36
Nahum3:5