cha.saph denotes making something bare or exposed, whether a body, an arm, a land-like object, or woods.

The occurrences chiefly show the removal of covering so that a body or limb is exposed; they also describe vines, woods, and Esau being made bare in scenes of devastation. Two infinitive-construct occurrences occur in clauses about taking measures from a winepress and obtaining fire or water, where the term's precise contribution is less clear in the translation.

1. Making a body or limb uncovered · dominant

   Passive participles describe an exposed arm in Ezekiel 4:7 and stripped buttocks in Isaiah 20:4. Imperative and perfect forms occur where a woman is told to remove coverings in Isaiah 47:2, the LORD has bared his holy arm in Isaiah 52:10, and skirts are lifted so that shame is seen in Jeremiah 13:26.

   Ezekiel 4:7Isaiah 20:4Isaiah 47:2Isaiah 52:10Jeremiah 13:26
2. Leaving things bare through devastation · common

   In Jeremiah 49:10, the first-person perfect is followed by the exposure of Esau's hiding places and the inability to hide. Joel 1:7 places an infinitive absolute in a description of a vine made desolate, while Psalm 29:9 uses a sequential imperfect in the clause about the LORD's voice and woods.

   Jeremiah 49:10Joel 1:7Psalm 29:9
3. Action in taking from a source · occasional

   Infinitive-construct forms occur in Haggai 2:16's account of coming to a winepress for measures and in Isaiah 30:14's statement that no fragment remains for fire from the hearth or water from the cistern. The surrounding clauses concern obtaining or taking, but the translation does not isolate the term's specific English contribution.

   Haggai 2:16Isaiah 30:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the clauses with “stripped bare,” “bared,” “uncover,” and “stripped,” especially where bodily covering, hiding places, vines, or woods are made exposed. In the winepress and hearth/cistern clauses, its loose, whole-verse wording does not clearly identify a corresponding English term.