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.
Isaiah 23:13 · Word #14
Lexicon H6209
| Lemma | עָרַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʻârar |
| Strong's | H6209 |
| In-context | they-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
| Root | ערר (ʿ-r-r) |
| Core Meanings | to bare, lay bare, strip, demolish, raze |
| Semantic Range | to strip bare, expose, demolish, raze to the foundation, empty out completely |
| Conceptual Significance | Often 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 Notes | Verb in the Piel stem (intensive/causative nuance), perfect tense, 3rd person common plural. The doubling of the middle consonant reflects the Piel formation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |