עורלה

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עורלה

/ʁurˈlaː/ → /ʕurˈlaː/
[ʕɔrˤˈlɔː]
/oʁˈla/ Modern Israeli

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Compare Arabic غُرْلَة (ḡurla, “foreskin”).

noun עָרְלָה · orlá · עורלות · עורלת־ · עָרְלַת־ · עורלות־

feminine foreskin (also metaphorical) וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָנוּ׃
Judaism, feminine, uncountable fruit that grows within three years of the transplanting of its tree

In English

foreskin fold of skin covering the head of the penis

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"עורלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

עורלה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%94

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"עורלה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עורלה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}