KJV dictionary & concordance

barren

Meaning of “barren”

1. Unable to bear offspring. 2. Unproductive or unable to yield fruit or increase; desolate.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

23 occurrences23 verses15 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 11:30

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KJV PCE

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Genesis 11:30 · retained source text

But Sarai was barren; she had no childe.

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Genesis 25:21 · retained source text

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued.

¶ And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Genesis 29:31 · retained source text

¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, hee opened her wombe: but Rachel was barren.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Any unproductive tract of land.

volume 1, leaf 242, column 3 (main_dictionary)