ערלה

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Hebrew

Noun

עָרְלָה • (orlá) f (singular construct עָרְלַת־)

  1. defective spelling of עורלה

Adjective

עֲרֵלָה • (arelá)

  1. feminine singular indefinite form of עָרֵל (arél).
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 6:10, with translation of the King James Version:
      הִנֵּה עֲרֵלָה אָזְנָם וְלֹא יוּכְלוּ לְהַקְשִׁיב
      hiné arelá oznám v'ló yuch'lú l'hakshív
      behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken

Yiddish

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Etymology

From Hebrew עורלה (orlá).

Pronunciation

Noun

ערלה • (orle) f, plural ערלות (orles)

  1. (anatomy) foreskin

Further reading

  • “ערלה”, in Searchable Yiddish-English dictionary‎, University of Kentucky, 2024 July 11 (last accessed)
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “foreskin”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN, page 274
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