ערום

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See also: ع ر م

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ם (ʿ-r-m)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic عُرْيَان (ʕuryān, “naked”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ערום / עָרֹם • (aróm) (feminine ערומה / עֲרֻמָּה, masculine plural ערומים / עֲרֻמִּים, feminine plural ערומות / עֲרֻמּוֹת)

  1. Naked, nude, unclothed.
    • Tanach, Genesis 2:25, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיִּהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ׃
      vayihyú sh'nehém arumím ha'adám v'ishtó v'ló yitbosháshu.
      And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
    • רותם כהן, כמעט שהתרגלתי
      דווקא שהתחלתי להבין שנחמד לי לצאת ערום מהמקלחת.
      dávka shehitkhálti l'havín shenekhmád li latsét arúm mehamiklákhat
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Adjective

עָרוּם • (arúm) (feminine עֲרוּמָה, masculine plural עֲרוּמִים, feminine plural עֲרוּמוֹת)

  1. (derogatory) (archaic) Cunning, crafty, prudent, subtle.
    • Tanach, Genesis 3:1, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה […]
      v'hanakhásh hayá arúm mikol khayát hasadé
      Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field

References

References

  • “An Early Christian Arabic Account Of The Creation Of The World”, in The Qurʾān in Context‎, BRILL, 2009 January 1, →DOI
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