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# barren
## Related Ideas:
dried, faded, salt land, withered
## Definition:
To be "barren" means to not be fertile or fruitful.
* Soil or land that is barren is not able to produce any plants.
* A woman who is barren is one who is physically unable to conceive or bear a child.
## Picture of Barren:
<a href="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Barren.png"><img src="https://content.bibletranslationtools.org/WycliffeAssociates/en_tw/raw/branch/master/PNGs/b/Barren.png" ></a>
## Translation Suggestions:
* When "barren" is used to refer to land, it could be translated as "not fertile" or "unfruitful" or "without plants."
* When it is referring to a barren woman, it could be translated as "childless" or "not able to bear children" or "unable to conceive a child."
* "Salt land" is barren because nothing can grow in salty soil.
## Bible References:
* [1 Samuel 02:5](rc://en/tn/help/1sa/02/05)
* [Galatians 04:27](rc://en/tn/help/gal/04/27)
* [Genesis 11:30](rc://en/tn/help/gen/11/30)
* [Job 03:07](rc://en/tn/help/job/03/07)
## Word Data:
* Strong's: H535, H1565, H2717, H3001, H4420, H5034, H6115, H6135, H6723, H7921, G692, G4723
## Forms Found in the English ULB:
barren, dried, dry, fade, fades, fading, salt land, wither, withered, withers