1. absolute nakedness (Genesis 2:25; Job 1:21; Ecclesiastes 5:15; Micah 1:8; Amos 2:16)

2. being poorly clad (Isaiah 58:7; James 2:15) It denotes also

3. the state of one who has laid aside his loose outer garment (Lat. nudus), and appears clothed only in a long tunic or under robe worn next the skin (1 Samuel 19:24; Isaiah 47:3) comp. (Mark 14:52)

(John 21:7) It is used figuratively, meaning "being discovered" or "made manifest" (Job 26:6; Hebrews 4:13) In

(Exodus 32:25) the expression "the people were naked" (A.V.) is more correctly rendered in the Revised Version "the people were broken loose", i.e., had fallen into a state of lawlessness and insubordination. In (2 Chronicles 28:19) the words "he made Judah naked" (A.V.), but Revised Version "he had dealt wantonly in Judah," mean "he had permitted Judah to break loose from all the restraints of religion."