עָרַק
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to desert, to defect
Pronunciation
arák
Examples5
הוּא עָרַק לברה"מ בשְׁנוֹת הַחֲמִשִּׁים.
He defected to the Soviet Union in the 1950's.
אַתָּה עוֹרֵק?
Are you deserting?
אֵינְךָ יָכֹל לַעֲרֹק לאֶרֶץ אַחֶרֶת אִם אֵינְךָ מְסֻגָּל לִנְסֹעַ לשָׁם.
You cannot defect to another country unless you can travel there.
תּוֹם עָרַק.
Tom defected.
עָרַקְתִּי.
I defected.