The meaning of “עָרַר”
Understanding ʻârar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), [idiom] utterly. - to bare - figuratively, to demolish ...
עָרַר
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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 23:13 | “Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.” Word: עָרַר (ʻârar) | |
| Isaiah 32:11 | “Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.” Word: עָרַר (ʻârar) | |
| Jeremiah 51:58 | “Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.” Word: עָרַר (ʻârar) |
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