ʻârar — H6209
H6209 · Hebrew — ערר
Pronunciation: aw-rar'
Definition
verb
to bare; figuratively, to demolish
- to strip, make bare, strip oneself
- (Qal) to strip, strip oneself
- (Poel) to lay bare
- (Hithpalpel) to be utterly stripped, be utterly laid bare
- (Pilpel) break
Usually translated as
make bare, break, raise up, utterly
Origin
a primitive root
Greek equivalents
Occurrences
ʻârar occurs 4 times in 3 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1)
- Isaiah 23:13 — Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up (עֹרְרוּ֙) the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
- Isaiah 32:11 — Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare (וְעֹ֔רָה), and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
- Jeremiah 51:58 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken (עַרְעֵ֣ר), and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.
- Jeremiah 51:58 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken (תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר), and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary.