Strong's Lexicon

H6209

H6209 — עָרַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewararverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1706a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6209
Word:	עָרַר
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	arar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	`arar (aw-rar') v.
Meaning:	1. to bare 2. (figuratively) to demolish
KJV Renderings:	make bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), X utterly.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6416

II. [עָרַר] verb strip oneself (|| form of ערה, II. עור); —

Qal Imperative עֹ֫רָה Isa 32:11 (|| פְּשֹׁ֫טָה; according to Ges^{«GKC:110k»§ 110k} Hi De and others masculine singular with feminine plural subject; according to Ew^{§ 226 a} Du Di and others feminine plural, shortened from ערנה etc.).

Po`. Perfect 3 plural עוֺרְרוּ אַרְמְנוֺתֶיהָ Isa 23:13 they have laid bare (the foundations of) her palaces, i.e. destroyed them; so

Pilpel Infinitive absolute +

Hithpalpel Imperfect 3 feminine singular עַרְעֵר תִּתְעַרְעַר Jer 51:58 be laid utterly bare, compare ערה Pi`el 1.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke