עַרְעָר
arar
Biblical HebrewMeaningA type of small tree or bush with sharp leaves and small, dark blue berries, called a juniper.
HistoryThis word appears in the Bible, in the book of Jeremiah. It describes a lonely person in the desert, like a lonely juniper tree growing by itself. The root of the word means to be bare or stripped, like a tree alone in a dry place.
In the book of Jeremiah, the lonely person is compared to a juniper tree in the desert.