בַּ/עֲרֹעֵ֛ר
𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤏𐤓
Aroer
in Aroer
Proper name designating one or more locations in the biblical land of Transjordan and southern Canaan, often understood as '(place of) bare region' or 'exposed area.' The term refers specifically to settlements or sites marked by openness or lack of shelter, probably due to their geographic placement on exposed cliffs, plateaus, or uncultivated land. Sometimes used in parallelism or contrast to more settled or cultivated places.
1 Samuel 30:28 · Word #2
Lexicon H6177
| Lemma | עֲרוֹעֵר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Aroer |
| Strong's | H6177 |
| Definition | Proper name designating one or more locations in the biblical land of Transjordan and southern Canaan, often understood as '(place of) bare region' or 'exposed area.' The term refers specifically to settlements or sites marked by openness or lack of shelter, probably due to their geographic placement on exposed cliffs, plateaus, or uncultivated land. Sometimes used in parallelism or contrast to more settled or cultivated places. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Aroer |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6177-02
in Bare-Region
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") prefixed to a proper name (Np), feminine singular place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name derives from the root ערר, conveying bareness or exposure, so it is rendered descriptively as "Bare-Region" to preserve the root sense. The prefixed ב indicates location, thus "in Bare-Region." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Aroer
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Exposed-Region |