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Lexicon :: Strong's H6168 - ʿārâ

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עָרָה
Transliteration
ʿārâ
Pronunciation
aw-raw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1692

Strong’s Definitions

עָרָה ʻârâh, aw-raw'; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H6168 in the following manner: uncover (3x), discover (3x), emptied (2x), rase (2x), leave destitute (1x), make naked (1x), poured out (1x), poured (1x), spreading (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H6168 in the following manner: uncover (3x), discover (3x), emptied (2x), rase (2x), leave destitute (1x), make naked (1x), poured out (1x), poured (1x), spreading (1x).

  1. to be bare, be nude, uncover, leave destitute, discover, empty, raze, pour out

    1. (Piel)

      1. to bare, lay bare

      2. to lay bare by emptying, empty

      3. to pour out

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to make naked, strip bare (of sexual offences)

      2. to pour out

    3. (Niphal) to be poured out, be exposed

    4. (Hithpael)

      1. to expose oneself, make oneself naked

      2. pouring oneself, spreading oneself (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָרָה ʻârâh, aw-raw'; 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.
STRONGS H6168: Abbreviations
† [עָרָה] verb be naked, bare (Arabic bdb078809 be naked; Phoenician ערה [Pi.] lay bare (compare Bloch Lzb); Assyrian ûru, nakedness, also desert waste (compare [עָרָה] below) JägerBAS ii. 282 and references; Late Hebrew עֶרְוָה = Biblical Hebrew, Targum עִירְיְתָא; Syriac bdb078810 in Lexicons); —
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular עֵרָה Isaiah 22:6; Zephaniah 2:14; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְעָרֶה Isaiah 3:17; 3rd person feminine singular וַהְּעַר Genesis 24:20; 2nd person masculine singular jussive תְּעַר Psalm 141:8; 3rd person masculine plural וִיעָרוּ 2 Chronicles 24:11; Imperative masculine plural עָ֫רוּ Psalm 137:7 (twice in verse); Infinitive absolute עָרוֺת Habakkuk 3:13 (Ges§ 75 n); —
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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֶעֱרָה ׃.
1. make naked, of sexual offences Leviticus 20:18, Leviticus 20:19 (both || גִּלָּה).
2. pour out, לַמָּוֶת הע׳, נַפְשׁוֺ Isaiah 53:12 (figurative for slay, compare Qal 3).
Niph. passive of Hiph. 2 : 3rd person masculine singular יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ Isaiah 32:15 (figurative) until there be poured upon us a spirit from on high.
Hithp.
1. Imperfect 2nd person feminine 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 Greek Version of the LXX).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H6173.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:20; 24:20

Leviticus

20:18; 20:19

2 Chronicles

24:11; 24:11

Psalms

37:35; 137:7; 137:7; 141:8; 141:8

Isaiah

3:17; 3:17; 22:6; 22:6; 32:15; 53:12

Lamentations

4:21

Habakkuk

3:13; 3:13

Zephaniah

2:14; 2:14

H6168

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6168 matches the Hebrew עָרָה (ʿārâ),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:20 - and she hasteth, and emptieth her pitcher into the drinking-trough, and runneth again unto the well to draw, and draweth for all his camels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - 'And a man who lieth with a sick woman, and hath uncovered her nakedness, her fountain he hath made bare, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood, -- even both of them have been cut off from the midst of their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - 'And the nakedness of thy mother's sister, and of thy father's sister, thou dost not uncover; because his relation he hath made bare; their iniquity they bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 24:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:11 - And it cometh to pass, at the time one bringeth in the chest for the inspection of the king by the hand of the Levites, and at their seeing that the money is abundant, that a scribe of the king hath come in, and an officer of the head-priest, and they empty the chest, and take it up and turn it back unto its place; thus they have done day by day, and gather money in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:35 - I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 137:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 137:7 - Remember, Jehovah, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, 'Rase, rase to its foundation!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:8 - But to Thee, O Jehovah, my Lord, are mine eyes, In Thee I have trusted, Make not bare my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:17 - The Lord also hath scabbed The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men -- horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:15 - Till emptied out on us is the Spirit from on high, And a wilderness hath become a fruitful field, And the fruitful field for a forest is reckoned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:12 - Therefore I give a portion to him among the many, And with the mighty he apportioneth spoil, Because that he exposed to death his soul, And with transgressors he was numbered, And he the sin of many hath borne, And for transgressors he intercedeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:21 - Joy and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, Dwelling in the land of Uz, Even unto thee pass over doth a cup, Thou art drunk, and makest thyself naked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:13 - Thou hast gone forth for the salvation of Thy people, For salvation with Thine anointed, Thou hast smitten the head of the house of the wicked, Laying bare the foundation unto the neck. Pause!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:14 - And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, 'Destruction is at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.'
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