# עָקָר (aqar)

Israeli respelling: a-qar. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6135. 11 Old Testament occurrences.

sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)

King James renderings: ([idiom] male or female) barren (woman).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/aqar-h6135

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 11:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/11/30) — But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
- [Genesis 25:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/21) — And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
- [Genesis 29:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/29/31) — And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.
- [Exodus 23:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/26) — There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
- [Deuteronomy 7:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/7/14) — Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
- [Judges 13:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/13/2) — And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
- [Judges 13:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/13/3) — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive…
- [1 Samuel 2:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/2/5) — They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that…
- [Job 24:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/24/21) — He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
- [Psalms 113:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/113/9) — He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
- [Isaiah 54:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/54/1) — Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the…