ערל

Hebrew

Root
ע־ר־ל (ʿ-r-l)

Adjective

עָרֵל • ('arel) (feminine עָרֵלָה, masculine plural עָרֵלִים, feminine plural עָרֵלוֹת)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) uncircumcised

References

• H6189 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

עָרַל • ('aral) (pa'al construction)

1. (biblical hapax) to regard as forbidden
   • Tanach, Leviticus 19:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     וְכִי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ וּנְטַעְתֶּם כָּל־עֵץ מַאֲכָל וַעֲרַלְתֶּם עָרְלָתוֹ אֶת־פִּרְיוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים יִהְיֶה לָכֶם עֲרֵלִים לֹא יֵאָכֵל׃

     v'khi-tavó'u 'el-ha'árets un'ta'tém kol-'éts ma'akhál va'araltém 'orlató 'et-piryó shalósh shaním yihyé lakhém 'arelím ló ye'akhél.
     wəḵī-ṯāḇṓʾū ʾel-hāʾā́reṣ ūnəṭaʿtem kol-ʿēṣ maʾăḵāl waʿăraltem ʿorlāṯō ʾeṯ-piryō šālōš šānīm yihye lāḵem ʿărēlīm lō yēʾāḵēl.

     And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as forbidden; three years shall it be as forbidden unto you; it shall not be eaten.

References

• H6188 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew עָרֵל ('arel, “uncircumcised”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈɔʁl̩/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈuːʁl̩/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈuʁl̩/

Noun

ערל • (orl) m, plural ערלים (areylem), feminine ערלית (areyles) or ערלטע (orlte)

1. gentile, non-Jew