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עָרָה
ʻârâh · Hebrew · Strong's H6168 · 15 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “empty”
What it means
to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour, rase, spread self, uncover
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“empty”
also renders scholázō (G4980), kenós (G2756), bûwqâh (H950), bâqaq (H1238), rûwq (H7324), rîyq (H7385), rêyqâm (H7387)
“discover”
“leave destitute”
also renders ʻâzab (H5800)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
15 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 14 verses shown.
2 Chronicles 24:11 · HC/Vpi3mp
Whenever the chest was brought to the king’s officers by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king’s scribe and the chief priest’s officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to its place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
Genesis 24:20 · HC/Vpw3fs
She hurried, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again to the well to draw, and drew for all his camels.
Habakkuk 3:13 · HVpa
You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot. Selah.
Isaiah 3:17 · HVpi3ms
therefore the Lord brings sores on the crown of the head of the women of Zion, and Yahweh will make their scalps bald.”
Isaiah 22:6 · HVpp3ms
Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
Isaiah 32:15 · HVNi3ms
until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.
Isaiah 53:12 HVhp3msLamentations 4:21 HC/Vti2fsLeviticus 20:18 HVhp3msLeviticus 20:19 HVhp3msPsalm 37:35 HC/VtrmsaPsalm 137:7 HVpv2mpPsalm 141:8 HVpj2msZephaniah 2:14 HVpp3ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.