Strong's Number 2048

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Transliteration:

eremos {er'-ay-mos}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

2:657,255

Part of Speech:

adjective

Usage in the KJV:

wilderness 32, desert 13, desolate 4, solitary 1

Total: 50

Definition:

solitary, lonely, desolate, uninhabited
1. used of places
  1. a desert, wilderness
  2. deserted places, lonely regions
  3. an uncultivated region fit for pasturage
2. used of persons
  1. deserted by others
  2. deprived of the aid and protection of others, especially of friends, acquaintances, kindred
  3. bereft
    1. of a flock deserted by the shepherd
    2. of a women neglected by her husband, from whom the husband withholds himself