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This term is often used in the Hebrew Bible to highlight the challenges and social stigma associated with childlessness in ancient Israelite society. It underscores the deep desire for offspring and the cultural importance placed on fertility.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, fertility was highly valued, and children were considered a blessing from God. Barrenness was often seen as a source of shame and distress for women, as it affected their social standing and security. The ability to bear children was crucial for the continuation of family lineage and inheritance. Consequently, stories of barren women in the Bible, such as Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Hannah, often emphasize divine intervention and the fulfillment of God's promises through miraculous births.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/6133.htm">eqer</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>barren<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>barren (8), barren one (1), barren woman (1), barren woman (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עָקָר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>barren</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ע</font> of male <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Deuteronomy 7:14</a>, <font class="hebrew2">עֲקָרָה</font> of female <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-14.htm">Deuteronomy 7:14</a> (mankind and beasts), <a href="/interlinear/exodus/23-26.htm">Exodus 23:26</a> (E; female); elsewhere of women <a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-30.htm">Genesis 11:30</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-31.htm">Genesis 29:31</a> (all J), <a href="/interlinear/judges/13-2.htm">Judges 13:2,3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-5.htm">1 Samuel 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/job/24-21.htm">Job 24:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/113-9.htm">Psalm 113:9</a> (<font class="hebrew2">עֲקֶרֶת</font> construct); of personified Zion <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-1.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sterile male or barren woman <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6131.htm">aqar</a>; sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs) -- (X male or female) barren (woman). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6131.htm">aqar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה וַעֲקָרָ֖ה ועקרה עֲ֭קָרָה עֲקֶ֬רֶת עֲקָרָ֑ה עֲקָרָ֖ה עֲקָרָֽה׃ עֲקָרָה֙ עָקָ֥ר עקר עקרה עקרה׃ עקרת ‘ă·qā·rāh ‘ā·qār ‘ă·qe·reṯ ‘āqār ‘ăqārāh ‘ăqereṯ aKar akaRah aKeret vaakaRah wa‘ăqārāh wa·‘ă·qā·rāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 11:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַתְּהִ֥י שָׂרַ֖י <b> עֲקָרָ֑ה </b> אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Sarai <span class="itali">was barren;</span> she had no child.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But Sarai <span class="itali">was barren;</span> she [had] no child.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/11-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become Sarai <span class="itali">was barren</span> had child<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/25-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 25:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ כִּ֥י <b> עֲקָרָ֖ה </b> הִ֑וא וַיֵּעָ֤תֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because <span class="itali">she was barren;</span> and the LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his wife, <span class="itali">because she [was] barren:</span> and the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of his wife because <span class="itali">was barren</span> he answered<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/29-31.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 29:31</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רַחְמָ֑הּ וְרָחֵ֖ל <b> עֲקָרָֽה׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her womb, but Rachel <span class="itali">was barren.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her womb: but Rachel <span class="itali">[was] barren.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/29-31.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> her womb Rachel <span class="itali">was barren</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/23-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 23:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תִהְיֶ֛ה מְשַׁכֵּלָ֥ה <b> וַעֲקָרָ֖ה </b> בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one miscarrying <span class="itali">or barren</span> in your land;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> There shall nothing cast their young, <span class="itali">nor be barren,</span> in thy land:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/23-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become miscarrying <span class="itali">barren</span> your land the number<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 7:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יִהְיֶ֥ה בְךָ֛ <b> עָקָ֥ר </b> וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there will be no <span class="itali">male or female barren</span> among you or among your cattle.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> above all people: <span class="itali">there shall not be male</span> or female barren<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will be no become <span class="itali">barren</span> barren your cattle<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 7:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְךָ֛ עָקָ֥ר <b> וַֽעֲקָרָ֖ה </b> וּבִבְהֶמְתֶּֽךָ׃ </span><br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there shall not be male <span class="itali">or female barren</span> among you, or among your cattle.<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/7-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> become barren <span class="itali">barren</span> your cattle<p><b><a href="/text/judges/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 13:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מָנ֑וֹחַ וְאִשְׁתּ֥וֹ <b> עֲקָרָ֖ה </b> וְלֹ֥א יָלָֽדָה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and his wife <span class="itali">was barren</span> and had borne<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and his wife <span class="itali">[was] barren,</span> and bare<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/13-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was Manoah and his wife <span class="itali">was barren</span> no borne<p><b><a href="/text/judges/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 13:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָ֤א אַתְּ־ <b> עֲקָרָה֙ </b> וְלֹ֣א יָלַ֔דְתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/judges/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> now, <span class="itali">you are barren</span> and have borne<br><a href="/kjvs/judges/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and said <span class="itali">unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren,</span> and bearest<br><a href="/interlinear/judges/13-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now you <span class="itali">are barren</span> no borne<p><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 2:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָדֵ֑לּוּ עַד־ <b> עֲקָרָה֙ </b> יָלְדָ֣ה שִׁבְעָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [to hunger]. Even <span class="itali">the barren</span> gives birth<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ceased: <span class="itali">so that the barren</span> hath born<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cease Even <span class="itali">the barren</span> gives to seven<p><b><a href="/text/job/24-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 24:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> רֹעֶ֣ה <b> עֲ֭קָרָה </b> לֹ֣א תֵלֵ֑ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He wrongs <span class="itali">the barren woman</span> And does<br><a href="/kjvs/job/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> He evil entreateth <span class="itali">the barren</span> [that] beareth<br><a href="/interlinear/job/24-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wrongs <span class="itali">the barren</span> no beareth<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/113-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 113:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/113.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י ׀ <b> עֲקֶ֬רֶת </b> הַבַּ֗יִת אֵֽם־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/113.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">He makes the barren woman</span> abide<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/113.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">He maketh the barren woman</span> to keep<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/113-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> abide <span class="itali">the barren</span> the house mother<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/54-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 54:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> רָנִּ֥י <b> עֲקָרָ֖ה </b> לֹ֣א יָלָ֑דָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/54.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Shout for joy, <span class="itali">O barren one,</span> you who have borne<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/54.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Sing, <span class="itali">O barren,</span> thou [that] didst not bear;<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Shout <span class="itali">barren</span> no have borne<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6135.htm">12 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6135.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6135<br>12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/akar_6135.htm">‘ā·qār — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/akarah_6135.htm">‘ă·qā·rāh — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/akeret_6135.htm">‘ă·qe·reṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaakarah_6135.htm">wa·‘ă·qā·rāh — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/6134.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="6134"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="6134" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/6136.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="6136"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="6136" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>