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Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מֹורָה · מַעַר · מְעָרָה · מַעֲרֶה · מַעֲרֹם · עָרָה · עֶרְוָה · עֶרְיָה · תַּעַר

Sense 1: to uncover, to make bare, to strip

Semantic domains: Uncover (002003001018)

Definition: = causative action by which humans or deities cause the outer layer covering an object to be removed

Forms: vbpiel

ISA 22:6: RV ISA 22:6 · LV ISA 22:6 · Read together ISA 22:6

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OET-RV ISA 22:6

6 Eylam picked up the quiver with chariots and horseriders,
⇔ ≈ and Kir uncovered their shields.

OET-LV ISA 22:6

6 And_ˊĒylām it _took _up a _quiver with_chariotry _of a _man horsemen and_Qīr it _laid _bare a _shield.

HAB 3:13: RV HAB 3:13 · LV HAB 3:13 · Read together HAB 3:13

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OET-RV HAB 3:13

13 You went out to rescue your people—
⇔ to save your anointed one.
⇔ You crush the leader of the house of wicked people
⇔ to strip him from the thigh up to the neck. (Instrumental break.)

OET-LV HAB 3:13

13 You _have _gone _out for_the _salvation _of your _people _of_your for_the_salvation DOM your _of_anointed you _have _smashed the_leader from_the_house _of the_wicked you _have _laid _bare foundation[s] to neck Şelāh.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ISA: RV ISA 22:6 · LV ISA 22:6 · Read together ISA 22:6

HAB: RV HAB 3:13 · LV HAB 3:13 · Read together HAB 3:13

ZEP: RV ZEP 2:14 · LV ZEP 2:14 · Read together ZEP 2:14

Sense 2: to tear down

Semantic domains: Impact (002001001023)

Core domains: Destruction (052)

Definition: literally: to make bare; hence: = causative action by which humans completely demolish a construction, uncovering its foundations

PSA 137:7: RV PSA 137:7 · LV PSA 137:7 · Read together PSA 137:7

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OET-RV PSA 137:7

⇔  7 Remember, Yahweh, the day Yerushalem fell,
⇔ how the Edomim said,
⇔ “Tear it down—tear it down to its foundations.”

OET-LV PSA 137:7

7 Remember Oh_YHWH to_the _people _of ʼEdōm DOM the _day _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) who_were_saying lay _bare lay _bare to the_foundation in_it.

Sense 3: to make oneself naked

Semantic domains: Undress (002003001017)

Core domains: Clothing (033); Status (170)

Definition: literally: to uncover oneself; hence: = action by which humans take off their clothes and become naked, ≈ which is regarded as shameful

Forms: vbhit-

LAM 4:21: RV LAM 4:21 · LV LAM 4:21 · Read together LAM 4:21

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OET-RV LAM 4:21

21 Celebrate and be glad, Edom, living there in the Uts (Uz) region.
⇔ The cup of suffering will also pass to you.
⇔ You’ll get drunk and go around naked.

OET-LV LAM 4:21

21 Exult and_rejoice Oh _daughter _of ʼEdōm who_dwells in_land of_ˊŪʦ also to_you a _cup it _will _pass _on you _will _become _drunk and_you _will _make _yourself _naked.

Sense 4: to make bare, to lay bare

Semantic domains: Undress (002003001017)

Core domains: Clothing (033); Status (170)

Definition: literally: to uncover; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause (other) humans to take off their clothes and become (fully or partially) naked, ≈ which is regarded as shameful

Forms: vbpiel; vbhif-

LEV 20:18: RV LEV 20:18 · LV LEV 20:18 · Read together LEV 20:18

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OET-RV LEV 20:18

18 If a man sleeps with a woman who’s menstruating, he’s exposed her nakedness and uncovered the source of her blood, so they must both be cut off from among their people.

OET-LV LEV 20:18

18 And_a _man who he _will _lie with a _woman menstruating and_he _will _uncover DOM nakedness _of_her DOM spring _of_her he _has _made _naked and_she she _has _uncovered DOM the _spring _of her _blood(s)_of_her and_ both _of_them _they _will _be _cut _off from_the _midst _of their _people _of_their.

LEV 20:19: RV LEV 20:19 · LV LEV 20:19 · Read together LEV 20:19

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OET-RV LEV 20:19

19 You mustn’t expose the nakedness of your sister (whether on your father’s side or mother’s side) because that’s like exposing your own body. They must bear their wickedness.

OET-LV LEV 20:19

19 And_the _nakedness _of the _sister _of your _mother _of_your and_the _sister _of your _father _of_your not you _will _uncover if/because DOM relative _of_his he _has _made _naked iniquity _of_their they _will _bear.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: RV LEV 20:18–19 · LV LEV 20:18–19 · Read together LEV 20:18–19

ISA: RV ISA 3:17 · LV ISA 3:17 · Read together ISA 3:17

HAB: RV HAB 3:13 · LV HAB 3:13 · Read together HAB 3:13

Sense 5: to leave defenseless

Semantic domains: Unsafe (002003003021)

Core domains: Security (152)

Definition: literally: to lay bare; hence: = causative action by which deities remove their protection from humans

Forms: vbpiel

PSA 141:8: RV PSA 141:8 · LV PSA 141:8 · Read together PSA 141:8

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OET-RV PSA 141:8

⇔  8 My eyes are on you, Yahweh, my master.
⇔ You’re my place of protection—don’t abandon my life.

OET-LV PSA 141:8

8 If/because are_to_you Oh_YHWH my_master eyes _of_my in_you I _take _refuge do _not pour _out life _of_my.

Sense 6: to empty

Semantic domains: Non-Contain (002002001004)

Core domains: Storage (171)

Definition: literally: to lay bare; hence: = causative action by which humans remove the contents from a container, which is normally done by pouring it out

Forms: vbpiel

GEN 24:20: RV GEN 24:20 · LV GEN 24:20 · Read together GEN 24:20

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OET-RV GEN 24:20

20 Then she hurried and emptied her jar into the trough and ran back to the well to draw more water, and she drew enough water for all his camels

OET-LV GEN 24:20

20 And_she _hurried and_she _poured _out jar _of_her into the _watering_channel and_she _ran again to the_well to_draw _water and_she _drew _water to/from_all/each/any/every camels _of_his.

CH2 24:11: RV CH2 24:11 · LV CH2 24:11 · Read together CH2 24:11

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OET-RV CH2 24:11

11 Every day, when the Levites who’d been given oversight over the chest by the king saw that it was full, they’d fetch one of the king’s secretaries along with one of the head priest’s officials, and they’d empty the box and return it to its place, so they amassed a large sum of money.

OET-LV CH2 24:11

11 And_he/it _was at_the_time _of when_someone _brought DOM the_chest to the _overseer _of the_king by_the _hand _of the _Lēviyyiy and_just_as_they _saw if/because _that was_much the_money and_ the _scribe _of the_king and_the _representative _of the _priest _of the _head _he _came and_they _poured _out DOM the_chest and_they_took _it and_they_returned _it to place _of_its thus they _did to_a _day in/on_day and_they _gathered money to_increase _in _number.

Sense 7: to pour out (one's) spirit

Semantic domains: Engage (002003003010)

Definition: literally: to pour out (one's) spirit; hence: = causative action by which deities impart their spirit on humans

Forms: vbnif- (passive)

Collocations: ערה רוּחַ

ISA 32:15: RV ISA 32:15 · LV ISA 32:15 · Read together ISA 32:15

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OET-RV ISA 32:15

15 until the spirit is poured down on us from up high,
⇔ and the wilderness becomes an orchard,
⇔ and the orchard is considered as a forest.

OET-LV ISA 32:15

15 Until it _will _be _poured _out on_us spirit from_a _high _place and_it _was the_wilderness (into)_orchard and to_forest it _will _be _considered.

Sense 8: to expose (oneself) to death

Semantic domains: Willing (002001002028)

Core domains: Mind (106); Life and Death (099)

Definition: literally: to lay one's self bare to death; hence: = state in which humans are willing to undergo death

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: ערה נֶפֶשׁ לַמָּוֶת

ISA 53:12: RV ISA 53:12 · LV ISA 53:12 · Read together ISA 53:12

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OET-RV ISA 53:12

12 Because of that, I’ll allocate a portion for him.
⇔ He’ll divide out the plunder to a powerful people
⇔ because he poured out his life resulting in his death.
⇔ He was included with the wicked,
⇔ and he bore the disobedience of many people,
⇔ and he intervened on behalf of the disobedient.

OET-LV ISA 53:12

12 For_so/thus/hence I _will _allot _a _portion to_him/it among_people and_DOM mighty_people he _will _apportion the_plunder because that he _poured _out to_death life _of_his and_DOM transgressors he _was _numbered and_he the_sin _of many_people he _bore and_for_transgressors he _will _make _entreaty.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

ערה

Form 1

Sense 1: to uncover, to make bare, to strip

Sense 2: to tear down

Sense 3: to make oneself naked

Sense 4: to make bare, to lay bare

Sense 5: to leave defenseless

Sense 6: to empty

Sense 7: to pour out (one's) spirit

Sense 8: to expose (oneself) to death

Form 2

Sense 1: to ascend, to rise (in status)