עָרֵל ʻârêl — properly, to strip

pronounced aw-rale' · Strong's H6188 · 2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Niph'al

Translated in the KJV as count uncircumcised, foreskin to be uncovered.

a primitive root; properly, to strip; but used as denominative from H6189; to expose or remove the prepuce, whether literal (to go naked) or figurative (to refrain from using).

ʻârêl in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1

וַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥ם Lev 19:23 Sequential perfect (weqatal), 2nd person masculine plural

And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. (KJV)

Niph'al 1×

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Imperative 1

וְהֵֽעָרֵ֑ל Hab 2:16 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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