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 · אָלִית֙He said to his mother, “The eleven hundred pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it.” His mother said, “Blessed be my son of Yahweh.”1 Samuel 14:24 · וַיֹּאֶל֩The men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until it is evening, and I am avenged of my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.1 Kings 8:31 · לְהַֽאֲלֹת֑וֹ · אָלָ֛ה“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swear before your altar in this house;2 Chronicles 6:22 · אָלָ֛ה“If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house;Hosea 4:2 · אָלֹ֣הThere is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.Hosea 10:4 · אָל֥וֹתThey make promises, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.