Strong H6177H6177Gעֲרֹעֵר

Aroer

One of the 3 senses of Strong H6177

Transliteration
‛ărô‛êr ‛ărô‛êr ‛ar‛ôr
Pronunciation
{ar-o-ayr'} {ar-o-ayr'} ar-ore'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Aroer, a city in the territory of Gad, built by the Gadites.

Meaning of the name

Aroer = "ruins"

General definition

The same as H6176; nudity of situation;
{Aroer} the name of three places in or near Palestine: - Aroer.

In the biblical story

Aroer

A city in Gad, built by the Gadites.

Aroer, a city in the territory of Gad, built by the Gadites.

In the Bible

Strong H6177G appears in 6 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • aroer6

First verses

  1. Numbers 32:34
    And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer,
  2. Joshua 13:25
    And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah;
  3. Judges 11:33
    And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
  4. 2 Samuel 24:5
    And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:
  5. 1 Chronicles 5:8
    And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:
  6. Isaiah 17:2
    The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
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