עֹרְרוּ֙

𐤏𐤓𐤓𐤅

oreru

they-stripped

a primitive root; to bare; figuratively, to demolish; make bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), [idiom] utterly.

H6209

Isaiah 23:13 · Word #14

Lexicon H6209

Lemmaעָרַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤏𐤓𐤓
Transliterationʻârar
Strong'sH6209
In-contextthey-stripped

Morphology HVmp3cp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan m — Poel — Variant active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H6209-01

they laid bare

Rootערר (ʿ-r-r)
Core Meaningsto bare, lay bare, strip, demolish, raze
Semantic Rangeto strip bare, expose, demolish, raze to the foundation, empty out completely
Conceptual SignificanceOften used in contexts of judgment or destruction, this root conveys the complete exposure or dismantling of a city, land, or people. It underscores total devastation—leaving nothing covered or intact—highlighting the severity of divine or military judgment in the biblical narrative.
Morphological NotesVerb in the Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), perfect tense, 3rd person common plural. The doubling of the middle consonant reflects the Piel formation.
Rendering RationaleThe root ערר carries the sense of stripping or laying something bare, often to the point of demolition. The form עֹרְרוּ is Piel perfect, 3rd person common plural, indicating an intensive action performed by 'they' (masculine plural in agreement), hence 'they laid bare' to reflect both the intensified stem and the plural subject.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ערר (to bare, lay bare, strip, demolish, raze)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6185-01 ariri a stripped-bare one
H6185-02 aririm child-bereft men
H6177-01 aroer Bare-Place
H6177-02 baaroer in Bare-Place
H6177-03 mearoer from Bare-Place
uveareor and in Bare-Place

Word Usage (4 occurrences of H6209)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Isaiah 23:13 עֹרְרוּ֙ oreru they-stripped
Isaiah 32:11 וְ/עֹ֔רָה veorah and make yourselves bare
Jeremiah 51:58 עַרְעֵ֣ר areer utterly overthrown