H6168 H6168
To lay bare, uncover, strip; also to pour out or empty a vessel; reflexively to strip oneself or spread out.
At its heart this verb means to remove what covers — whether clothing, walls, or the contents of a container. Rebekah 'emptied' her jar at the well (Gen 24:20), the Psalmist cries 'lay bare!' against Edom's destruction of Jerusalem (Ps 137:7), and Isaiah warns that God will 'lay bare' the foreheads of Zion's daughters (Isa 3:17). The pour-out sense may seem distant from stripping, but both share the idea of exposing or releasing what was contained. French 'dénuder' captures the stripping sense, while Spanish 'derramar' (to pour) and 'arrasar' (to raze) show how the language branches from one root image.
Senses
1. lay bare, uncover, strip (Piel) — To lay bare, uncover, or strip: the core Piel sense of removing a covering to expose what lies beneath. Used of stripping a person bare (Isa 3:17), laying foundations bare by tearing down walls (Hab 3:13), and the passionate cry 'Lay bare! Lay bare!' against Jerusalem's destroyers (Ps 137:7). French 'dénuder' and Spanish 'arrasar' both point to forceful, thorough exposure. 7×
AR["تُعَرِّ","كَاشِفًا","كَشَفَ","كُشِفَتْ","هُدُّوا","يَكشِفُ"]·ben["উন্মুক্ত-করবেন","উন্মুক্ত-করে","উৎখাত-করো,","খোলা","খোলা-করল","ঢালো"]·DE["[יערה]","[ערה]","[ערות]","lay-bare","pour-out"]·EN["He-will-lay-bare","he-has-stripped","lay-bare","laying-bare","pour-out","uncovers"]·FR["[יערה]","[ערה]","dénuder"]·heb["יערה","ערה","ערו","ערות","תער"]·HI["उघाड़ा-गया।","उजाड़","खोला","ढा-दो","नंगा-करके","नंगा-करेगा"]·ID["Runtuhkanlah","akan-menelanjangi","dilucuti","membuka","mencurahkan","menelanjangi","runtuhkanlah"]·IT["[ערה]","[ערות]","desnudare","spoglio'"]·jav["Mugi-ngrebahaken","Panjenengan-ngesongaken","badhé-ngudangi","kawiyak","mbikak"]·KO["드러내셨도다","드러내시리라","벗겨-들었으니","벗겨졌다","비우지","헐라"]·PT["Arrasai","arrasai","desampares","descobriu","desnudando","desnudará","foi-desnudado"]·RU["обнажив","обнажил","обнажит","обнажён","оставляй-нагой","разрушайте"]·ES["Arrasad","arrasad","desampares","descubrió","desnudando","desnudará","ha-sido-desnudado"]·SW["ache","atavifunua","bomoa","imefunua","imefunuliwa","ukifunua"]·TR["aciga-cikaracak","acti","açarak","boşaltma","soydu","yıkın"]·urd["ننگی-کر-کے","ننگی-کرے-گا","ننگی-کی","ننگی-کی-گئی","چھوڑ","ڈھا-دو"]
2. pour out, empty — To pour out or empty a vessel, an extension of the uncovering image applied to liquid contents. Rebekah 'emptied' her water jar into the trough (Gen 24:20), the Levites 'emptied' the collection chest (2 Chr 24:11), and the Servant 'poured out his soul to death' (Isa 53:12). Spanish 'derramar' (to pour) and 'vaciar' (to empty) confirm the liquid-transfer sense. 4×
AR["سَكَبَ","فَيُفْرِغُونَ","وَأَفْرَغَتْ","يُسْكَبَ"]·ben["আর-খালি-করতেন","এবং-ঢালল","ঢেলে-দিয়েছিলেন","ঢেলে-দেওয়া-হয়"]·DE["[הערה]","[ויערו]","[יערה]","und-goss-aus"]·EN["and-emptied","he-poured-out","is-poured"]·FR["[הערה]","[ויערו]","[יערה]","et-vida"]·heb["הערה","ו-יערו","ו-תער","ייערה"]·HI["उंडेला-जाए","उड़ेल-दिया","और-उडेला","और-खाली-करते-थे"]·ID["Dia-mencurahkan","dan-mengosongkan","dicurahkan"]·IT["[ויערו]","desnudare","e-vuotò"]·jav["dipunkucuraken","lan-ngesokaken","lan-sami-ngosongi","sampun-ngucuraken"]·KO["그리고-부었다","그리고-비웠다","부어지리라","쇟아-부었느니라"]·PT["derramou","e-esvaziavam","e-esvaziou","ser-derramado"]·RU["и-вылила","и-опорожняли","изольётся","предал"]·ES["derramó","sea-derramado","y-vaciaban","y-vació"]·SW["alimimina","imwagwe","na-akamwaga","na-wakalitwalia"]·TR["doktu","dokulmek","ve-boşalttı","ve-boşalttılar"]·urd["انڈیلا-جائے","اور-انڈیلا","اور-خالی-کرتے","اُنڈیلا"]
3. expose, reveal (Hifil) — Causative uncovering in a sexual or legal context (Hifil): to cause nakedness to be disclosed or exposed. In Lev 20:18–19 a man 'exposes' a woman's flow or a relative's nakedness. Spanish 'descubrió' and 'desnudó' (uncovered, stripped) mark the forensic, revelatory aspect of this usage. 2×
AR["يَكْشِفُ"]·ben["উন্মুক্ত-করেছে"]·DE["er-exposed"]·EN["he-exposed"]·FR["il-exposed"]·heb["הערה"]·HI["खोला"]·ID["dia-menelanjangi"]·IT["egli-exposed"]·jav["sampun-dipun-bikak,","sampun-dipun-bikak;"]·KO["드러냈다"]·PT["desnudou"]·RU["обнажил"]·ES["descubrió","desnudó"]·SW["amefunua"]·TR["açtı"]·urd["بے-نقاب-کیا"]
4. strip oneself, spread out (Hitpael) — Reflexive stripping or spreading out (Hitpael): the subject makes himself bare or extends himself outward. The wicked 'spreads himself out' like a flourishing tree (Ps 37:35), and daughter Edom is told to 'strip yourself naked' (Lam 4:21). Spanish 'extendiéndose' (spreading) and 'desnudarás' (strip) reflect both branches of this reflexive sense. 2×
AR["وَتَتَعَرَّينَ","وَمُنْتَشِرًا"]·ben["এবং-উলঙ্গ-হবে-তুমি","ও-বিস্তার-করে"]·DE["[ותתערי]","und-spreading-sich-selbst"]·EN["and-spreading-himself","and-strip-yourself-naked"]·FR["[ותתערי]","et-de-dénuder"]·heb["ו-מתערה","ו-תתערי"]·HI["और-नंगी-होजाएगी","और-फैलते-हुए"]·ID["dan-akan-telanjang"]·IT["e-desnudare","e-spoglio'"]·jav["lan-nebaraken-piyambakipun","lan-panjenengan-badhé-wuda"]·KO["그리고-네-가-벌거벗게-되리라","그리고-퍼지도다"]·PT["e-desnudar-te-ás","e-espalhando-se"]·RU["и-обнажишься","и-распростирающегося"]·ES["y-extendiéndose","y-te-desnudarás"]·SW["na-akijieneza","na-kujivua-nguo"]·TR["ve-yayılan","ve-çıplak-olacaksın"]·urd["اور-ننگی-ہوگی-تُو","اور-پھیلتا-ہوا"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [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.…