Lexical Definition
עָרַר ʻârar (aw-rar') to strip H:V
a primitive root
make bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), [idiom] utterly.
- to bare
- figuratively, to demolish
1) to strip, make bare, strip oneself
1a) (Qal) to strip, strip oneself
1b) (Poel) to lay bare
1c) (Hithpalpel) to be utterly stripped, be utterly laid bare
1d) (Pilpel) break
See Greek: κατασκάπτω
Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. [עָרַר] verb strip oneself (|| form of ערה, II. עור); —
Qal Imperative עֹ֫רָה Isa 32:11 (|| פְּשֹׁ֫טָה; according to Ges«GKC:110k»§ 110k Hi De and others masculine singular with feminine plural subject; according to Ew§ 226 a Du Di and others feminine plural, shortened from ערנה etc.). Po`. Perfect 3 plural עוֺרְרוּ אַרְמְנוֺתֶיהָ Isa 23:13 they have laid bare (the foundations of) her palaces, i.e. destroyed them; so Pilpel Infinitive absolute + Hithpalpel Imperfect 3 feminine singular עַרְעֵר תִּתְעַרְעַר Jer 51:58 be laid utterly bare, compare ערה
Pi`el 1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 23:13 · 32:11 |
| Jeremiah | 51:58 |