Stripping and Uncovering

[נָצַל212] vb. not in Qal; Pi. strip, plunder; Niph. deliver oneself, be delivered; Hiph. snatch away, deliver (Ecclus Hiph. Pt. מצלת delivering 40:24b (Levi conj. יציל 40:24a); NH Hiph. = BH; Biblical Aramaic Haph. id.; Syriac ܢܨܰܠ pour out; Arabic نَصَلَ intrans. tincturam exuit emisitque barba, ex cuspide excidit sagitta, etc., Kam. Frey; Ethiopic iii. ተነጽለ evulsum vel abruptum excidere e suo loco, Di698);— †Niph. Pf. 1 pl. נִצַּלְנוּ Je 7:10; Impf. יִנָּצֵל Dt 23:16, + 1 s. אִנָּֽצְלָה ψ 69:15, + 8 times Impf.; Inf. הִנָּצֵל Is 20:6 + 3 times— 1. reflex. tear oneself away, deliver oneself: abs. Pr 6:3; Ez 14:16, 18; 2 K 19:11 = Is 37:11; c. מִיַּד Pr 6:5; מֵעִם … אֶל escape from—unto Dt 23:16. 2. passive, be torn out or away מִפִּי הָאֲרִי Am 3:12; be delivered, abs. Gn 32:31 Je 7:10 ψ 33:16 Mi 4:10; מִפְּנֵי Is 20:6; מִכַּף Hb 2:9; מִן ψ 69:15. †Pi. Pf. 2 mpl. נִצַּלְתֶּם Ex 3:22; Impf. יְנַצֵּל Ez 14:14 + 2 times;— 1. strip off, spoil, abs. 2 Ch 20:25; c. acc. pers. Ex 3:22; 12:36 (J). 2. deliver, c. acc. נַפְשָׁם Ez 14:14. Hiph.190 Pf. הִצִּיל Ex 12:27; 2 ms. הִצַּ֫לֳתָּ Ex 5:23 + 50 times Pf.; Impf. יַצִּיל 2 K 17:39; יַצֵּל Gn 31:9; + 63 times Impf.; Imv. הַצֵּל Pr 24:11; הַצִּ֫ילָה ψ 22:21; sf. הַצִּילֵנִי Gn 32:12 + 24 times Imv.; Inf. abs. הַצֵּל 2 K 18:30 + 4 times; cstr. הַצִּיל Gn 37:22 + 23 times Inf.; Pt. מַצִּיל Dt 32:39 + 16 times Pt.— †1. take away, snatch away, e.g. property Gn 31:9, 16 (E) Ho 2:11, prey from the mouth of animals 1 S 17:35; Am 3:12; Ez 34:10; words of י׳ from the mouth ψ 119:43; וְאֵין מַצִּיל בֵּינֵיהֶם 2 S 14:6 and there was none to tear them apart (two fighting); וְהִצִּיל עֵינֵנוּ 2 S 20:6 and take away our eye (elude our sight, Ges; Ew We after 𝔊 cast shadow over our eye, denom. from צֵל; Bö Th after 𝔖 tear away our eye, harm us irretrievably, v. Dr 1 S 26:2; HPS escape from us [מִמֶּנּוּ, as 𝔊L], cf. Bu [וְנִצַּל]). †2. rescue, recover, e.g. cities Ju 11:26; wives and property 1 S 30:8, 18, 22. 3. deliver from: a. enemies and troubles, abs. 1 S 12:21; Pr 19:19; Is 50:2; Je 39:17; †אֵין מַצִּיל Ju 18:28; Jb 5:4; 10:7 ψ 7:3; 50:22; 71:11; Is 5:29; 42:22; 43:13; Dn 8:4, 7 Ho 5:14; Mi 5:7; c. acc. Ex 18:8 (E) 5:23; 12:27 (J), Dt 23:15 + 39 times; †הַצִּיל נַפְשוֹ Is 44:20; 47:14; Ez 3:19, 21; 14:20; 33:19; c. מִן from Mi 5:6 + 25 times; מִיַּד from the hand or power of Gn 32:12; Ex 2:19 (J) + 57 times; מִתַּחַת יַד Ex 18:10 (E); †מִכַּף 2 S 14:16; 19:10; 22:1 = ψ 18:1, 2 K 20:6 = Is 38:6, 2 Ch 32:11 Ezr 8:31. †b. from death Pr 11:6; 12:6; מִמּוֹת Jos 2:13 (J), ψ 33:19; 56:14; Pr 10:2 = 11:4; מִשְּׁאוֹל ψ 86:13 Pr 23:14. †4. deliver from sin and guilt (in late writings), מִכָּל־פְּשָׁעַי ψ 39:9 from all my transgressions; מִדָּמִים ψ 51:16 from bloodguiltiness; הַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵינוּ ψ 79:9 deliver us and cover over all our sins; prob. also כְּאִמְרָֽתְךָ הַצִּילֵנִי ψ 119:170. †Hoph. Pt. מֻצָּל;—כְּאוּד מֻצָּל מִשְּׂרֵפָה Am 4:11 as a brand plucked out of the burning; מֵאֵשׁ Zc 3:2 from the fire. †Hithp. וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ אֶת־עֶדְיָם Ex 33:6 (E) and they stripped themselves of their ornaments.

† פָּשַׁט vb. strip off, make a dash, raid (cf. Assyrian pašâṭu, expunge, obliterate; NH פָּשַׁט, Aramaic פְּשַׁט, ܦܫܰܛ, are stretch out, extend, make plain, so Arabic بَسَطَ );— Qal Pf. 3 ms. פ׳ Ho 7:1 +, 2 ms. וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֫ Ju 9:33, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיִפְשַׁט 1 S 19:24; 3 mpl. יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּ Ez 26:1, etc.; Imv. ms. פְּשֹׁ֫טָה Is 32:11; Pt. pl. פֹּשְׁטִים Ne 4:17;— 1. strip off, put off, one’s garment (acc.) 1 S 19:24; Ez 26:16; 44:19; Lv 6:4 (opp. לָבַשׁ, 16:23 (id.; both P), Ne 4:17; Ct 5:3; acc. om. Is 32:11; of locusts Na 3:16 stripping off (sheaths of wings, cf. Da DrAm 85). 2. put off (one’s shelter), i.e. make a dash (from a sheltered place), c. אֶל Ju 20:37, abs. 9:44; especially of marauding foray, Ho 7:1, c. עַל against Ju 9:33, 44; 1 S 23:27; 30:14 (ins. עַל cf. 𝔊 We Dr al.), Jb 1:17, c. אֶל 1 S 27:8; 30:1, c. בְּ 1 Ch 14:9, 13; 2 Ch 25:13; 28:18; in 1 S 27:10 read אָן (for אַל־), We Dr al. Pi. Inf. cstr. לְפַשֵּׁט, c. acc. pers. 1 S 31:8 to strip the slain = 1 Ch 10:8; abs. only to strip (sc. the slain) 2 S 23:10 (ins. also ‖ 1 Ch 11:13 Dr). Hiph. Pf. 3 ms. הִפְשִׁיט Jb 19:9; 3 mpl. sf. וְהִפְשִׁיטוּךְ Ez 23:26, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיַּפְשֵׁט Nu 20:28; 1 s. sf. אַפְשִׁיטֶנָּה Ho 2:5; 2 mpl. תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן Mi 2:8, etc.; Imv. הַפְשֵׁט Nu 20:26; Inf. cstr. הַפְשִׁיט 2 Ch 29:34; Pt. pl. מַפְשִׁיטִים 35:11;— 1. strip one of garment (2 acc.) Gn 37:23 (E), Nu 20:26, 28 (opp. הִלְבִּישׁ), Ez 16:39; 23:26; c. acc. pers. alone 1 Ch 10:9; Ho 2:5 strip her (sf.) naked (עֲרֻמָּה). 2. strip off, acc. כֵּלָיו 1 S 31:9, clothing Jb 22:6; c. acc. אֶדֶר + מִמּוּל Mi 2:8; c. acc. עוֹר + מֵעַל 3:3, cf. (acc. כְּבוֹדִי) Jb 19:9. 3. flay, c. acc. הָעֹלָה Lv 1:6; 2 Ch 29:34; acc. om. 35:11. Hithp. Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁט 1 S 18:4 he stripped himself of his garment (acc.).

† שָׁלַף vb. draw out, off (NH id., loosen, draw (nail, sword; Jastr); Assyrian šalâpu, pluck out, draw sword; Aramaic שְׁלַף draw sword, draw off shoe, ܫܠܰܦ draw sword, in Lexx. remove corselet; Arabic سَلَفَ is pass, pass away, سَلَبَ strip, plunder, etc.);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. שׁ׳ Ju 3:22 +; Impf. 3 ms. וַיִּשְׁלֹף Ru 4:8, etc.; Imv. ms. שְׁלֹף Ju 9:54 +; Pt. act. שֹׁלֵף 8:10 +, etc.; pass. f. שְׁלוּפָה Nu 22:23 +;— 1. draw out sword from (מִן) wound Ju 3:22, cf. Jb 20:25; usually sword from sheath Ju 8:20; 9:54; 1 S 31:4 = 1 Ch 10:4, + מִתַּעְרָהּ 1 S 17:51; וְחַרְבּוֹ שְׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֹ Nu 22:23, 31; Jos 5:13 (all J), 1 Ch 21:16; elsewhere אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף ח׳ coll. Ju 8:10; 20:2, 15, 17, 46; 2 S 24:9 2 K 3:26 1 Ch 21:5(×2), cf. Ju 20:35 and (שֹׁלְפֵי ח׳) v 25. 2. draw off sandal Ru 4:7, 8 (cf. I. חלץ 1; also RSK 269 Dr Dt 25:9 BewerSK lxxvi (1903), 332). 3. shoot up (?), i.e. draw out blade, of grass on roof ψ 129:6 (cf. Ew Bae al.); Che Dr is unsheathed (vb. c. subj. indef. = pass.), with same meaning; Hup-Now proposes שָׁלֵם (with ‖ in Syriac); v. OrtenbergTextkritik d. Ps. (1861), 30 שֶׁחָלָף, WeHpt Du חֲלֹף (as 90:5, 6, v. ח׳ 2).

† I. חָלַץ vb. draw off or out, withdraw (NH id.; Aramaic חֲלַץ; ܚܠܰܨ despoil, usually Pa. etc.; Ph. n.pr. חלצבעל Baal has rescued, and חלץ alone; Arabic خَلَصَ withdraw, retire)— Qal Pf. Ho 5:6; וְחָֽלְצָה consec. Dt 25:9; חָֽלְצוּ La 4:3; Impf. 2 ms. תַּחֲלֹץ; Pt. pass. cstr. חֲלוּץ Dt 25:10— 1. draw, draw off, c. acc. of sandal Dt 25:9 Is 20:2 (both sq. רֶגֶל c. מִן), cf. בֵּית חֲלוּץ הַנָּ֑עַל Dt 25:10; draw out, present the breast, of animal giving suck La 4:3. 2. intrans. withdraw (himself) sq. מִן Ho 5:6. Niph. Pf. be delivered נֶחֱלָ֑ץ Pr 11:8 (sq. מִן); Impf. יֵחָלֵ֑צוּ Pr 11:9; יֵחָֽלְצוּן ψ 60:7 = 108:7 (Ges§ 51. 2. R. 2). Pi. Pf. חִלֵּץ Lv 14:43 etc.; Impf. יְחַלֵּץ Jb 36:15; וָאֲחַלְּצָה ψ 7:5 (but on text vid. infr. ad fin.); sf. אֲחַלֶּצְךָ ψ 50:15; אֲחַלְּצֶ֫ךָּ ψ 81:8, etc.; Imv. חַלְּצָה ψ 6:5; חַלְּצֵנִי ψ 119:153; 140:2;— 1. pull out, tear out Lv 14:40, 43 (P; stones from infested house). 2. rescue, deliver, c. obj. pers., but only poet.;—sq. נפשׁי ψ 6:5; 116:8 (מִמָּ֫וֶת); cf. 140:2 (sq. מִן); abs. c. acc. ψ 18:20 = 2 S 22:20, ψ 34:8; 50:15; 81:8; 91:15; 119:153 Jb 36:15; וָאֲחַלְּצָה ψ 7:5; sq. acc., but I delivered AV Hup Ri, cf. Ew; and spoiled, despoiled Ges Hi De Bae (but this only in Aramaic); and oppressed (read וָאֶֽלְחְצָה) Krochm Dy Gr Che; (‖ גָּמַלְתִּי רַע).

† [עָרָה] vb. be naked, bare (Arabic عَرِىَ be naked; Ph. ערה [Pi.] lay bare (cf. Bloch Lzb); Assyrian ûru, nakedness, also desert waste (cf. [עָרָה] infr.) JägerBAS ii. 282 and reff.; NH עֶרְוָה = BH, 𝔗 עִירְיְתָא; Syriac ܥܪܳܝܽܘܬܳܐ in Lexx);— Pi. Pf. 3 ms. עֵרָה Is 22:6 Zp 2:14; Impf. 3 ms. יְעָרֶה Is 3:17; 3 fs. וַתְּעַר Gn 24:20; 2 ms. juss. תְּעַר ψ 141:8; 3 mpl. וִיעָרוּ 2 Ch 24:11; Imv. mpl. עָ֫רוּ ψ 137:7(×2); Inf. abs. עָרוֹת Hb 3:13 (Ges§ 75 n);— 1. lay bare Is 3:17; 22:6; Zp 2:14 (indef. subj.); of laying foundations bare, i.e. tearing down walls, etc. Hb 3:13 (yet on text v. Now), abs. עָ֫רוּ עָ֑רוּ ψ 137:7(×2). 2. lay bare by removing contents, empty, water-jar Gn 24:20 (J; + אֶל loc.), chest 2 Ch 24:11. 3. pour out, אַל־תְּעַר נַפְשָׁי ψ 141:8 (i.e. slay). Hiph. Pf. 3 ms. הֶעֱרָה: 1. make naked, of sexual offences Lv 20:18, 19 (both ‖ גִּלָּה). 2. pour out, הֶע׳ לַמָּוֶת נַפְשׁוֹ Is 53:12 (fig. for slay, cf. Pi. 3). Niph. pass. of Hiph. 2: 3 ms. יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ Is 32:15 (fig.) until there be poured upon us a spirit from on high. Hithp. 1. Impf. 2 fs. תִּתְעָרִ֑י La 4:21 thou shalt make thyself naked (of Edom under fig. of drunken woman). 2. Pt. מִתְעָרֶה ψ 37:35 usually pouring himself, i.e. spreading himself out like a tree (Bae doubts; Du מִתְעַלֶּה lifting himself up, cf. 𝔊).

† חָשַׂף vb. strip off, strip, make bare— Qal Pf. חָשַׂף Is 52:10, חֲשָׂפָהּ Jo 1:7, חָשַׂפְתִּי Je 13:26; 49:10; Impf. וַיֶּחֱשֹׂף ψ 29:9; Imv. fs. חֶשְׂפִּי־ Is 47:2; Inf. abs. חָשׂף Jo 1:7; cstr. לַחְשֹׂף Is 30:14 Hg 2:16; Pt. pass. חֲשׂוּפָה Ez 4:7, חֲשׂוּפַי Is 20:4 (pl. cstr.? cf. infr.).— 1. strip off, expose oneself by removing (obj. שֹׁבֶל, flowing skirt, train) Is 47:2 of Babylon, personified as queen (‖ גַּלִּי שׁוֹק), ח׳ שׁוּלַיִךְ עַל־פָּנַיִךְ Je 13:26. 2. strip, lay bare, fig. of י׳ Is 52:10 obj. זְרוֹעַ קדשׁו; of prophet, Ez 4:7 (but Co del. v. as interpol.); obj. pers. Je 49:10 (‖ גִּלֵּיתִי); חָשׂף חשׂפהּ Jo 1:7 of locusts stripping fig-tree; חֲשׂוּפַי שֵׁת Is 20:4 (pt. either sg. coll., with formative ending ַי, De LagSe i, 19 (cf. 69), BN 192; or pl. cstr., v. Ges§ 87, 1 c.); ח׳ יְעָרוֹת ψ 29:9 of voice of י׳ (i.e. a storm) stripping forests. 3. draw (water) Is 30:14; (wine) Hg 2:16; properly take from the surface, skim.

† [פָּרַק] vb. tear apart, away (NH remove (load, etc.), Pi. separate, take to pieces; Arabic فَرَقَ split, divide; 𝔏 פְּרַק especially redeem, rescue; Syriac ܦܪܰܩ withdraw (intrans.), also remove, rescue; Ethiopic ፈረቀ set free);— Qal Pf. 2 ms. וּפָרַקְּתָּ֫ Gn 27:40; Impf. 3 ms. sf. וַיִּפְרְקֵנוּ ψ 136:24; Pt. act. פֹּרֵק La 5:8 ψ 7:3 tear away yoke from off (מֵעַל) neck Gn 27:10 (J); snatch from (מִן) foes, = rescue (Aramaic) La 5:8 ψ 136:24; so abs. ψ 7:3 (prefixing (וְ)אֵין, 𝔊 𝔖 Che Du We), > Hup Bae al. snatch away as prey. Pi. Impf. 3 ms. יְפָרֵק Zc 11:16 he shall tear off their hoofs; Imv. mpl. פָּֽרְקוּ Ex 32:2 (E) tear off the golden ear-rings; Pt. מְפָרֵק 1 K 19:11 a great wind rending mts. (‖ מְשַׁבֵּר). Hithp. tear off (for, i.e. from, oneself Ges§ 54 f); Impf. 3 mpl. וַיִּתְפָּֽרְקוּ Ex 32:3 (E), c. acc. אֶת־נִזְמֵי הַוָּהָב; Imv. mpl. הִתְפָּרָ֑קוּ v 24 (E; obj. om.); pass. be broken off, Pf. 3 pl. הִתְפָּֽרְקוּ Ez 19:12 (branches).

† [חָמַס] vb. treat violenty, wrong (NH id., act violently, treat violently; Aramaic חֲמַס (rare) violently seize; Arabic حَمِسَ is be hard, strict, rigorous)— Qal Pf. 3 pl. חָֽמְסוּ Ez 22:26; Zp 3:4; Impf. יַחְמֹס Jb 15:33, וַיַּחְמֹם La 2:6; תַּחְמֹ֑סוּ Jb 21:27; Je 22:3; Pt. חֹמֵס Pr 8:36;—treat violently, wrong;— 1. of physical wrong: תַּחְ׳ Je 22:3 (‖ תֹּנוּ) of wrong to widows and orphans; וַיַּח׳ כַּגַּן שֻׂכּוֹ La 2:6 and hath done violence to his pavilion as to a garden (‖ שִׁחֵת מֹעֲדוֹ); so, fig., of vine, wrong, i.e. fail to nourish, kill יַח׳ כַּגֶּפֶן בִּסְרוֹ Jb 15:33. 2. of ethical wrong, obj. תּוֹרָה Zp 3:4; Ez 22:26 (both ‖ חִלֵּל קֹדֶשׁ); cf. מְזִמּוֹת עָלַי תַּחְמֹ֑סוּ Jb 21:27 the devices (wherewith) ye do me violence. 3. both physical and ethical חֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ Pr 8:36. Niph. Pf. 3 pl. נֶחְמְסוּ Je 13:22 thy heels suffer violence (‖ נִגְלוּ שׁוּלַיִךְ).

† קָבַע vb. dub., perhaps rob (syn. גזל, so Rabb. (rare), v. De Pr 22:23);— Qal Pf. 3 ms. consec. וְקָבֵע Pr 22:23, subj. י׳, c. acc. pers. + rei; c. acc. pers. alone 1 pl. בַּמֶּה קְבַעֲנוּךָ Mal 3:8 (obj. י׳); Impf. 3 ms. הֲיִקְבַּע אָדָם אֱלֹהִים v 8; Pt. act. אַתֶּם קֹבְעִים אֹתִי v 8, 9; sf. קֹבְעֵיהֶם Pr 22:23 those robbing them.—In Mal 𝔊 We עָקַב circumvent.

ἐκδύω (ἐκδύνω Refs 5th c.BC+: __I causal in present ἐκδύω: imperfect ἐξέδυον· future ἐκδύσω: aorist 1 ἐξέδῡσα: late perfect ἐκδέδῠκα Refs 2nd c.AD+:— take off, strip off, with double accusative person et of things, ἐκ μέν με χλαῖναν ἔδυσαν they stripped me of my cloak, Refs 8th c.BC+: with accusative only, strip, πάντας ἐ. Refs 4th c.BC+ __I.2 passive, ἐκδύομαι, aorist 1 ἐξεδύθην [ῠ]: perfect ἐκδέδῠμαι:—to be stripped of a thing, τὸν χιτωνίσκον ἐκδεδύσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, to be stripped, ἐκδυθῆναι Refs 5th c.BC+ __I.3 middle, ἐκδύομαι, Cretan dialect ἐσδ- Refsfuture -δύσομαι: aorist 1 ἐξεδυσάμην:—strip oneself of a thing, put off, τεύχεά τ᾽ ἐξεδύοντο they were putting off their armour, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἐκδύσασθαι (to be read -δύσεσθαι) τὸν κιθῶνα Refs 5th c.BC+: absolutely, put off one's clothes, strip, θᾶττον ἐκδυώμεθα Refs 5th c.BC+; technically, of ephebi, NT+3rd c.BC+ __II active in middle sense, put off, μαλακὸν δ᾽ ἔκδυνε χιτῶνα Refs 8th c.BC+:—passive, of the clothes, to be put off, ἅμα κιθῶνι ἐκδυομένῳ Refs 5th c.BC+ __III aorist 2 ἐξέδυν: perfect ἐκδέδῡκα:—go or get out of, with genitive, ἐκδὺς μεγάροιο Refs 8th c.BC+emerging from.., Refs 5th c.BC+ __III.2 perfect and aorist 2 with accusative, escape, shun, νῶϊν δ᾽ ἐκδῦμεν ὄλεθρον [grant] us to escape.., Refs 8th c.BC+ __III.3 absolutely, escape, Refs 6th c.BC+; escape one's memory, Refs 5th c.BC+

† II. [עָרַר] vb. strip oneself (‖ form of ערה, II. עור);— Qal Imv. עֹ֫רָה Is 32:11 (‖ פְּשֹׁ֫טָה; according to Ges§ 110 k Hi De al. ms. with fpl. subj.; according to Ew§ 226 a Du Di al. fpl., shortened from ערנה etc.). Pōʿ. Pf. 3 pl. עוֹרְרוּ אַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ Is 23:13 they have laid bare (the foundations of) her palaces, i.e. destroyed them; so Pilp. Inf. abs. + Hithpalp. Impf. 3 fs. עַרְעֵר תִּתְעַרְעַר Je 51:58 be laid utterly bare, cf. ערה Pi. 1.

† [מָרַט] vb. make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish (NH id.; pull out, off (feathers, hair); Aramaic ܡܪܰܛ, מְרַט id.; Arabic مَرِطَ have little hair, مَرَطَ pluck out hair);— Qal Impf. i s. וָאֶמְרְטָה Ezr 9:3, sf. 3 mpl. וָאֶמְרְטֵם Ne 13:25; Inf. cstr. מָרְטָה Ez 21:16; Pt. pl. מֹרְטִים Is 50:6; pass. f. מְרוּטָה Ez 21:14 + 2 times;— 1. make bare כָּל־כָּתֵף מְרוּטָה Ez 29:18 every shoulder is laid bare (from chafing of burden; ‖ כָּל־רֹאשׁ מֻקְרָח); the cheek (by plucking out beard) גֵּוִי נָתַתִּי לְמַכִּים וּלְחָיַי לְמֹרְטִ֑ים Is 50:6; c. acc. pers. וָאֶמְרְטֵ֑ם Ne 13:25 (both acts of violence); of hair and beard וָאֶמְרְטָה מִשְּׂעַר רֹאשִׁי וּזְקָנִי Ezr 9:3 (sign of grief). 2. scour, polish, a sword, only Ez 21: v 14 (+ הוּחַדָּה; Co reads מ׳ as Pu), v 16 (del. Co), v 33, + v 20 מְרֻטָה for MT מְעֻטָּה (Ew Sm Co Berthol). Niph. Impf. יִמָּרֵט רֹאשׁוֹ Lv 13:40, 41 his head is made bald (by leprosy). Pu. Pf. 3 fs. מֹרָ֑טָּה Ez 21:15, 16; Pt. מְמֹרָט 1 K 7:45, מוֹרָט Is 18:2, 7 (Ges§ 52 s):—scoured, polished, of bronze utensils of temple 1 K 7:45; of human skin Is 18:2, 7; of sword Ez 21:15, 16 (both + הוּחַדָּה, v. Qal supr.)

† [פָּצַל] vb. Pi. peel (NH Pi. split, divide; so Arabic فَصَلَ J.Aram. (Talm.) פְּצַל, Syriac ܦܨܰܠ; akin to בצל q.v.);—Pf. 3 ms. פִּצֵּל Gn 30:38 (obj. rods); Impf. 3 ms. וַיְפַצֵּל v 37 (c. acc. cogn.).

† מַחְשֹׂף n.m. a laying bare, stripping—only cstr. מַחְ��ׂף הַלָּבָן Gn 30:37 (J) a stripping of the white, i.e. so as to shew wood under the bark.

† II. [עוּר] vb. be exposed, bare (akin to עָרָה, ערר; Arabic عَوْرَةٌ = pudenda);— Niph. Impf. 3 fs. עֶרְיָה תֵעוֹר קַשְׁתֶּ֑ךְ Hb 3:9 into nakedness (i.e. utterly) is thy bow laid bare, made ready; We proposes עוֹרֵר תְּעוֹרֵר (cf. 2 S 23:18, I. עור Pōʿl.), and so Now [from √ ערר, lay bare] thou layest, etc.

† [פִּצְלָה] n.f.pl. peeled spot or stripe;—pl. פְּצָלוֹת לְבָנוֹת Gn 30:37 (as acc. cogn.).