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ʿărōʿēr, ʿădᵊʿādā עֲרֹעֵר, עֲדְעָדָה ‘Aroer’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as ʿărōʿēr עֲרוֹעֵר ‘juniper’
Roots: ערוער ערער

ʿărōʿēr, ʿădᵊʿādā pr n loc
Aroer = "ruins"
1) a city on the north bank of the river Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon the king of the Amorites and later of Reuben; modern 'Arair'
2) a city in Ammon near the Jabbok belonging to Gad
3) a town in southern Judah

Mentioned in Numbers 32:34 Deuteronomy 2:36, 3:12, 4:48 Joshua 12:2, 13:9, 13:16, 13:25 Judges 11:26, 11:33 1 Samuel 30:28 2 Samuel 24:5 2 Kings 10:33 Isaiah 17:2 Jeremiah 48:19 1 Chronicles 5:8

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