6168. arah

Lexicon

arah: To uncover, to expose, to bare

Original Word: עָרָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: `arah
Pronunciation: ah-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-raw')
Definition: To uncover, to expose, to bare
Meaning: to be, bare, to empty, pour out, demolish

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour out, rase, spread self, uncover

A primitive root; to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolish -- leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be naked or bare
NASB Translation
defenseless* (1), emptied (1), empty (1), laid bare (2), lay him open (1), leave (1), made naked (1), make their bare (1), make yourself naked (1), poured (2), raze (2), spreading (1), uncovered (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָרָה] verb be naked, bare (Arabic be naked; Phoenician ערה [Pi`el] lay bare (compare Bloch Lzb); Assyrian ûru, nakedness, also desert waste (compare [עָרָה] below) Jäger^{BAS ii. 282 and references}; Late Hebrew עֶרְוָה = Biblical Hebrew, ᵑ7 עִירְיְתָא; Syriac in Lexicons); —

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular עֵרָה Isaiah 22:6; Zephaniah 2:14; Imperfect3masculine singular יְעָרֶהIsaiah 3:17; 3 feminine singular וַהְּעַר Genesis 24:20; 2masculine singular jussive תְּעַר Psalm 141:8; 3masculine plural וִיעָרוּ2Chronicles 24:11; Imperative masculine plural עָ֫רוּ Psalm 137:7 (twice in verse); Infinitive absolute עָרוֺת Habakkuk 3:13 (Ges^{§ 75n}); —

1 lay bare Isaiah 3:17; Isaiah 22:6; Zephaniah 2:14 (indefinite subject); of laying foundations bare, i.e. tearing down walls, etc. Habakkuk 3:13 (yet on text see Now), absolute עָ֫רוּ עָ֑רוּ Psalm 137:7 (twice in verse).

2 lay bare by removing contents, empty, water-jar Genesis 24:20 (J; + אֶל location), chest 2 Chronicles 24:11.

3 pour out, אַלתְּֿעַר נַמְּשִׁי Psalm 141:8 (i.e. slay).

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular ׃ הֶעֱרָה

1 make naked, of sexual offences Leviticus 20:18,19 (both "" גִּלָּה).

2 pour out, לַמָּוֶת ׳הע, נַפְשׁוֺ Isaiah 53:12 (figurative for slay, compare Qal 3).

Niph`al passive of Hiph`il 2 :3masculine singular יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ Isaiah 32:15 (figurative) until there be poured upon us a spirit from on high.

Hithpa`el 1. Imperfect2feminine singular תִּתְעָרִ֑י Lamentations 4:21 thou shalt make thyself naked (of Edom under figure of drunken woman).

2 Participle מִתְעָרֶה Psalm 37:35 usually pouring himself, i.e. spreading himself out like a tree (Bae doubts; Du מִתְעַלֶּה lifting himself up, compare ᵐ5).

[עַרְוָה] noun feminine dishonour (√ערה, Biblical Hebrew be naked (q. v.), עֶתְוָה nakedness); — construct עַרְוַת Ezra 4:14.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G343: ἀνακαλύπτω (anakalyptō) • to uncover, reveal
• G601: ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalyptō) • to uncover, reveal
• G1869: ἐκχέω (ekcheō) • to pour out
• G1904: ἐκπορεύομαι (ekporeuomai) • to go out, proceed
• G2064: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) • to come, go
• G3860: παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi) • to deliver, hand over
• G5166: τρέφω (trephō) • to nourish, feed
• G5515: χέω (cheō) • to pour

These Greek entries reflect similar themes of revealing, pouring out, and delivering, which align with the Hebrew concept of עָרָה (ʿārâ) in its various uses throughout the biblical text.

Usage: • The verb עָרָה (ʿārâ) is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often conveying the idea of making something bare or empty, pouring out contents, or demolishing structures.

Context: • The Hebrew verb עָרָה (ʿārâ) appears in several contexts throughout the Old Testament, illustrating a range of actions from the physical act of pouring out to the metaphorical sense of laying bare or exposing. It is used in passages that describe the emptying of vessels, the pouring out of emotions or spirit, and the destruction or demolition of physical structures.
• In the context of pouring out, עָרָה is often used to describe the act of emptying a container, such as in Genesis 24:20, where Rebekah "emptied her jar into the trough" (BSB).
• The term also appears in contexts of destruction or exposure, as seen in passages like Ezekiel 13:14, where God declares, "I will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed" (BSB).
• The metaphorical use of עָרָה can be seen in expressions of emotional outpouring or vulnerability, such as in Lamentations 2:19, "Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord" (BSB).
• The verb is also used in military contexts, describing the act of laying waste or demolishing enemy fortifications, as in Habakkuk 3:13, "You crush the head of the house of the wicked, stripping him from head to foot" (BSB).

Forms and Transliterations

הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה הֶעֱרָ֖ה הֶעֱרָ֤ה הערה וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ וִיעָ֙רוּ֙ וַתְּעַ֤ר וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה ויערו ומתערה ותער ותתערי׃ יְעָרֶֽה׃ יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה יערה יערה׃ עֵרָ֖ה עֵרָֽה׃ עָ֑רוּ עָ֤רוּ ׀ עָר֛וֹת ערה ערה׃ ערו ערות תְּעַ֥ר תער ‘ā·rō·wṯ ‘ā·rū ‘ārōwṯ ‘ārū ‘ê·rāh ‘êrāh aRot Aru eRah he‘ĕrāh he·‘ĕ·rāh heeRah tə‘ar tə·‘ar teAr ū·miṯ·‘ā·reh ūmiṯ‘āreh umitaReh vatteAr vetitaRi viAru wat·tə·‘ar wattə‘ar wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî wəṯiṯ‘ārî wî‘ārū wî·‘ā·rū yê‘āreh yə‘āreh yê·‘ā·reh yə·‘ā·reh yeaReh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:20
HEB: וַתְּמַהֵ֗ר וַתְּעַ֤ר כַּדָּהּ֙ אֶל־
NAS: So she quickly emptied her jar
KJV: And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher
INT: quickly emptied her jar into

Leviticus 20:18
HEB: אֶת־ מְקֹרָ֣הּ הֶֽעֱרָ֔ה וְהִ֕יא גִּלְּתָ֖ה
NAS: her nakedness, he has laid bare her flow,
KJV: her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain,
INT: her nakedness her flow has laid and she has exposed

Leviticus 20:19
HEB: אֶת־ שְׁאֵר֛וֹ הֶעֱרָ֖ה עֲוֹנָ֥ם יִשָּֽׂאוּ׃
NAS: sister, for such a one has made naked his blood relative;
KJV: sister: for he uncovereth his near kin:
INT: for his blood has made their guilt will bear

2 Chronicles 24:11
HEB: כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וִיעָ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אָר֔וֹן
NAS: would come, empty the chest,
KJV: came and emptied the chest,
INT: priest's and the chief empty the chest take

Psalm 37:35
HEB: רָשָׁ֣ע עָרִ֑יץ וּ֝מִתְעָרֶ֗ה כְּאֶזְרָ֥ח רַעֲנָֽן׃
NAS: man Spreading himself like a luxuriant
KJV: in great power, and spreading himself like a green
INT: A wicked violent Spreading tree A luxuriant

Psalm 137:7
HEB: יְֽרוּשָׁ֫לִָ֥ם הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים עָ֤רוּ ׀ עָ֑רוּ עַ֝֗ד
NAS: Who said, Raze it, raze
KJV: who said, Rase [it], rase
INT: of Jerusalem said Raze raze very

Psalm 137:7
HEB: הָ֭אֹ֣מְרִים עָ֤רוּ ׀ עָ֑רוּ עַ֝֗ד הַיְס֥וֹד
NAS: Raze it, raze it To its very foundation.
KJV: Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation
INT: said Raze raze very foundation

Psalm 141:8
HEB: חָ֝סִ֗יתִי אַל־ תְּעַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃
NAS: In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless.
KJV: leave not my soul destitute.
INT: take not leave my soul

Isaiah 3:17
HEB: וַיהוָ֖ה פָּתְהֵ֥ן יְעָרֶֽה׃ ס
NAS: And the LORD will make their foreheads
KJV: and the LORD will discover their secret parts.
INT: and the LORD their foreheads will make

Isaiah 22:6
HEB: פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וְקִ֥יר עֵרָ֖ה מָגֵֽן׃
NAS: And Kir uncovered the shield.
KJV: and Kir uncovered the shield.
INT: horsemen and Kir uncovered the shield

Isaiah 32:15
HEB: עַד־ יֵ֨עָרֶ֥ה עָלֵ֛ינוּ ר֖וּחַ
NAS: the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high,
KJV: Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high,
INT: Until is poured and the Spirit

Isaiah 53:12
HEB: תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ
NAS: Because He poured out Himself
KJV: with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul
INT: Thahash he poured to death Himself

Lamentations 4:21
HEB: כּ֔וֹס תִּשְׁכְּרִ֖י וְתִתְעָרִֽי׃ ס
NAS: You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
KJV: through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
INT: the cup will become and make

Habakkuk 3:13
HEB: מִבֵּ֣ית רָשָׁ֔ע עָר֛וֹת יְס֥וֹד עַד־
NAS: of the evil To lay him open from thigh
KJV: of the wicked, by discovering the foundation
INT: of the house of the evil to lay thigh against

Zephaniah 2:14
HEB: כִּ֥י אַרְזָ֖ה עֵרָֽה׃
NAS: [will be] on the threshold; For He has laid bare the cedar work.
KJV: [shall be] in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.
INT: for the cedar has laid

15 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6168
15 Occurrences

‘ā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
‘ā·rū — 2 Occ.
‘ê·rāh — 2 Occ.
he·‘ĕ·rāh — 3 Occ.
tə·‘ar — 1 Occ.
ū·miṯ·‘ā·reh — 1 Occ.
wat·tə·‘ar — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯiṯ·‘ā·rî — 1 Occ.
wî·‘ā·rū — 1 Occ.
yə·‘ā·reh — 2 Occ.