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