ערוה

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ה (ʿ-r-h)
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Etymology

Related to Arabic عَوْرَة (ʕawra), with both roots respectively being modifications of the biliteral root √ʕ-r.

Pronunciation

Noun

ערוה / עֶרְוָה • ('ervá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָיוֹת or עֶרְווֹת, singular construct עֶרְוַת־) [pattern: קַטְלָה]

  1. nakedness, nudity
  2. genitalia, pudenda (the parts of the body which one ought to be ashamed of and must thus cover)
    • Tanach, Leviticus 18:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      עֶרְוַת אֵשֶׁת־אָחִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה עֶרְוַת אָחִיךָ הִוא׃
      Do not uncover the nakedness of your brother’s wife; it is the nakedness of your brother.
  3. (Jewish law) a sexually forbidden relation

Declension

Declension of עֶרְוָה
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite עֶרְוָה first עֶרְוָתִי עֶרְוָתֵנוּ
definite הָעֶרְוָה second עֶרְוָתְךָ עֶרְוָתֵךְ עֶרְוַתְכֶם עֶרְוַתְכֶן
construct עֶרְוַת־ third עֶרְוָתוֹ עֶרְוָתָהּ עֶרְוָתָם עֶרְוָתָן

See also

  • עֶרְיָה

References

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