Etymology?:
from ʿārā עָרָה ‘to uncover’
Roots:
ערה
ʿerwā n, f
1) nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda
1a) pudenda (implying shameful exposure)
1b) nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour
1c) exposed, undefended (fig.)
Mentioned in Genesis 9:22, 9:23, 42:9, 42:12 Exodus 20:26, 28:42 Codex Leviticus 18:7, 18:8, 18:9, 18:11, 18:12, 18:14, 20:11, 20:17, 20:19, 18:10, 18:16, 20:21, 18:13, 18:18, 18:6, 20:18, 20:20, 18:19, 18:15, 18:17 Deuteronomy 23:15, 24:1 1 Samuel 20:30 Isaiah 47:3, 20:4 Ezekiel 22:10, 16:8, 16:36, 16:37, 23:18, 23:10, 23:29 Hosea 2:11 Lamentations 1:8