H6131a H6131a
To uproot, pluck up, or root out; the opposite of planting
This verb means to pull something up by the roots, destroying it completely. Ecclesiastes 3:2 pairs it with 'planting' in the famous catalog of opposites: 'a time to plant and a time to uproot.' Zephaniah 2:4 uses it in wordplay with Ekron's name, prophesying that city will be 'uprooted.' The term emphasizes thorough removal—not merely cutting down but extracting roots and all, ensuring nothing remains to grow again.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — A Qal verb meaning to uproot or extract by the roots. The infinitive in Ecclesiastes contrasts with 'plant,' while the Niphal in Zephaniah plays on the name 'Ekron' (root-uproot wordplay). Multilingual evidence shows consistent agricultural terminology: 'arrancar' (Spanish), 'arracher' (French)—all emphasizing violent removal from the ground. The image conveys finality and thoroughness, whether in agricultural cycles or prophetic judgment against cities. 2×
AR["تُقْلَعُ", "لِاقْتِلَاعِ"]·ben["উৎপাটন-করতে", "উৎপাটিত-হবে"]·DE["[לעקור]", "[תעקר]"]·EN["to-uproot", "will-be-uprooted"]·FR["elle-sera-arrachée", "à-arracher"]·heb["ל-עקור", "תיעקר"]·HI["उखाड़ने-का", "उखाड़ी-जाएगी।"]·ID["dicabut", "untuk-mencabut"]·IT["[תעקר]", "per-a-uproot"]·jav["kabucal", "kangge-njabut"]·KO["붑기-위한", "뽑힐-것이다"]·PT["para-arrancar", "será-arrancada"]·RU["будет-вырван", "вырывать"]·ES["para-arrancar", "será-arrancada"]·SW["itang'olewa", "wa-kung'oa"]·TR["sokmek-icin", "sökülecek"]·urd["اکھاڑنے-کا", "اکھاڑی-جائے-گی"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [עָקַר] vb. denom. pluck or root up;— Qal Inf. cstr. לַעֲקוֹר c. acc. Ec 3:2 (opp. נָטַע). Niph. Impf. 3 fs. עֶקְרוֹן תֵּעָקֵר Zp 2:4 (word-play).