a.rar denotes stripping or laying bare, whether of fortifications, people, or Babylon's wall.

The attested uses describe stripping or laying bare in destructive and imperative settings: citadels are stripped, women are commanded to strip, and Babylon's wall is declared to be utterly stripped.

1. Stripping or laying bare · dominant

   In Isaiah 23:13, the Poel perfect occurs in the account of towers being raised and citadels being stripped; the APB renders the clause “stripped her citadels.” In Isaiah 32:11, the Qal imperative addresses secure women with a command to strip, while Jeremiah 51:58 uses Pilpel infinitive-absolute forms in the declaration that Babylon's broad wall will be utterly stripped.

   Isaiah 23:13Isaiah 32:11Jeremiah 51:58

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “stripped” in Isaiah 23:13 and “utterly stripped” in Jeremiah 51:58, while Isaiah 32:11 has the repeated command “strip and strip.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate every form precisely.