A rare verb describing the removal of fruit, appearing in Ezekiel's allegory of the great eagle and the vine. The context is God's rhetorical question about whether the transplanted vine will survive or have its fruit stripped away. This unique verb intensifies the image of agricultural destruction - not just failing to bear fruit, but having existing fruit violently removed. The allegory addresses Judah's rebellion against Babylon and false hopes in Egypt. Just as a vine's fruit can be stripped leaving it barren, so God will strip away the prosperity and security his people took for granted.