וְ/תִתְעָרִֽי
𐤅/𐤕𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤉
ʻârâh
and you will expose yourself
To uncover or make bare, both in a literal and figurative sense. The term can denote the physical exposure or removal of covering from a person or object, as well as the act of making something empty or devoid (pouring out contents or demolishing defenses), leaving it unprotected or desolate. Frequently employed in contexts of vulnerability (e.g., nakedness), destruction (e.g., razing cities), or the total outpouring of contents (as with a vessel or divine wrath).
Lamentations 4:21 · Word #14
Lexicon H6168
| Lemma | עָרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | ʻârâh |
| Strong's | H6168 |
| Definition | To uncover or make bare, both in a literal and figurative sense. The term can denote the physical exposure or removal of covering from a person or object, as well as the act of making something empty or devoid (pouring out contents or demolishing defenses), leaving it unprotected or desolate. Frequently employed in contexts of vulnerability (e.g., nakedness), destruction (e.g., razing cities), or the total outpouring of contents (as with a vessel or divine wrath). |
Morphology HC/Vti2fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | t — Hithpael — Intensive reflexive |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and you will expose yourself |
SIBI-P1 Translation H6168-08
you will bare yourself
| Morphological Notes | Hithpael imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular; reflexive stem indicating the subject makes herself bare. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hithpael stem conveys a reflexive action, indicating that the subject acts upon herself, while the imperfect 2nd feminine singular form expresses a future or incomplete action addressed to a woman. "Bare yourself" preserves the root idea of making oneself exposed or uncovered. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you will bare yourself
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is contextually appropriate, accurately rendering the reflexive and figurative exposure (to be left uncovered). |