גָּלָה עֶרְוָה
To denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal · nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
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גָּלָה H1540 to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
עֶרְוָה H6172 nudity , literally (especially the pudenda) or figuratively (disgrace, blemish)
What does גָּלָה עֶרְוָה (galah ervah) mean in the Bible?
גָּלָה · עֶרְוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to expose nakedness; idiom for forbidden sexual relations".
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Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 41×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 20×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 34×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 16×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 6×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 119 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)