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Destitute

עַרְעָרStrong’s H6199

arar (a-r-ar)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Arar is the Hebrew word usually translated “destitute person”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.”
Psalms 102:17 KJV
Meaning
  1. Stripped, destitute
How it's translated
  • the destitute person 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    עַרְעָר arar · destitute

    stripped, destitute

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “destitute” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    DESTITUTE, adjective

    [Latin To set. Literally, set from or away.]

    1. Not having or possessing; wanting; as destitute of virtue, or of peity; destitute of food and clothing.
    2. Needy; abject; comfortless; friendless.“He will regard the prayer of the destitute” Psalms 102:17
    All definitions and other forms of “destitute”

      DESTITUTE, noun

      One who is without friends or comfort.

        DESTITUTE, verb transitive

        1. To forsake.
        2. To deprive.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.