naked, bare
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genitalia
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Ancient Hebrew | |
Lexeme 1 | ʕeryā | |
Lexeme 2 | ʕerwā | |
Meaning 1 | 'bareness, nakedness' | ʕerom wəʕeryā 'naked and bare' (Ezk. 16:7) |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | 'nakedness, genital area of a man or of a woman' | wa-ʕăśē lāhem miknəsē-bād ləkassot bəśar ʕerwā 'and make for them a loin-cloth of linen in order to cover the flesh of their genitals' (Ex. 28:42) |
Reference | ||
Comment | HALAT 882-883; The meaning of 'to be nude' is present in genetically related languages (Arabic, Accadian etc.); meaning B has been registered in Accadia too. |