1) to swear, curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swear, take an oath (before God) 1a2) to curse 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to put under oath, adjure 1b2) to put under a curse
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H422 — אָלָה
a.lah · to swear · Hebrew/Aramaic
6 tagged verse occurrences
Judges 17:2 · אָלִית֙said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”1 Samuel 14:24 · וַיֹּאֶל֩Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.1 Kings 8:31 · לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ · אָלָ֛הWhen a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,2 Chronicles 6:22 · אָלָ֛הWhen a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,Hosea 4:2 · אָלֹ֣הCursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.Hosea 10:4 · אָל֥וֹתThey speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.