1) to curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to curse 1a2) cursed be he (participle used as in curses) 1b) (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed 1c)(Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on 1d) (Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed
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H779 — אָרַר
a.rar · to curse · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 3:14 · אָר֤וּרAnd Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:Genesis 3:17 · אֲרוּרָ֤הAnd unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;Genesis 4:11 · אָר֣וּרAnd now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened its mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;Genesis 5:29 · אֵֽרְרָ֖הּand he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, which cometh because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.Genesis 9:25 · אָר֣וּרAnd he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.Genesis 12:3 · אָאֹ֑רand I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 27:29 · אֹרְרֶ֣יךָ · אָר֔וּרLet peoples serve thee, And nations bow down to thee: Be lord over thy brethren, And let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: Cursed be every one that curseth thee, And blessed be every one that blesseth thee.Genesis 49:7 · אָר֤וּרCursed be their anger, for it was fierce; And their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel.Exodus 22:28 · תָאֹֽר׃Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.Numbers 5:18 · הַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃And the priest shall set the woman before Jehovah, and let the hair of the woman’s head go loose, and put the meal-offering of memorial in her hands, which is the meal-offering of jealousy: and the priest shall have in his hand the water of bitterness that causeth the curse.Numbers 5:19 · הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםAnd the priest shall cause her to swear, and shall say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou have not gone aside to uncleanness, being under thy husband, be thou free from this water of bitterness that causeth the curse.Numbers 5:22 · הַמְאָרְרִ֤יםand this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.Numbers 5:24 · הַמְאָֽרֲרִ֑ים · הַֽמְאָרֲרִ֖יםand he shall make the woman drink the water of bitterness that causeth the curse; and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter.Numbers 5:27 · הַמְאָֽרֲרִים֙And when he hath made her drink the water, then it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her and become bitter, and her body shall swell, and her thigh shall fall away: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.Numbers 22:6 · אָֽרָה־ · תָּאֹ֖ר · יוּאָֽר׃Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.Numbers 22:12 · תָאֹר֙And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people; for they are blessed.Numbers 23:7 · אָֽרָה־And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.Numbers 24:9 · וְאֹרְרֶ֖יךָ · אָרֽוּר׃He couched, he lay down as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, And cursed be every one that curseth thee.Deuteronomy 27:15 · אָר֣וּרCursed be the man that maketh a graven or molten image, an abomination unto Jehovah, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and setteth it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:16 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:17 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that removeth his neighbor’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:18 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:19 · אָר֗וּרCursed be he that wresteth the justice due to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:20 · אָר֗וּרCursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife, because he hath uncovered his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:21 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:22 · אָר֗וּרCursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:23 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that lieth with his mother-in-law. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:24 · אָר֕וּרCursed be he that smiteth his neighbor in secret. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:25 · אָרוּר֙Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 27:26 · אָר֗וּרCursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.Deuteronomy 28:16 · אָר֥וּר · וְאָר֥וּרCursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.Deuteronomy 28:17 · אָר֥וּרCursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.Deuteronomy 28:18 · אָר֥וּרCursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.Deuteronomy 28:19 · אָר֥וּר · וְאָר֥וּרCursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.Joshua 6:26 · אָר֨וּרAnd Joshua charged them with an oath at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before Jehovah, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: with the loss of his first-born shall he lay the foundation thereof, and with the loss of his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.Joshua 9:23 · אֲרוּרִ֣יםNow therefore ye are cursed, and there shall never fail to be of you bondmen, both hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.Judges 5:23 · א֣וֹרוּ · אֹ֥רוּ · אָר֖וֹרCurse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah. Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, Because they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.Judges 21:18 · אָר֕וּרHowbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.1 Samuel 14:24 · אָר֣וּרAnd the men of Israel were distressed that day; for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until it be evening, and I be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.1 Samuel 14:28 · אָר֥וּרThen answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.1 Samuel 26:19 · אֲרוּרִ֥יםNow therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it be Jehovah that hath stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before Jehovah: for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.2 Kings 9:34 · הָאֲרוּרָ֤הAnd when he was come in, he did eat and drink; and he said, See now to this cursed woman, and bury her; for she is a king’s daughter.Job 3:8 · אֹרְרֵי־Let them curse it that curse the day, Who are ready to rouse up leviathan.Psalm 119:21 · אֲרוּרִ֑יםThou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.Jeremiah 11:3 · אָר֣וּרand say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,Jeremiah 17:5 · אָר֤וּרThus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah.Jeremiah 20:14 · אָר֣וּרCursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.Jeremiah 20:15 · אָר֣וּרCursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man-child is born unto thee; making him very glad.Jeremiah 48:10 · אָר֗וּר · וְאָר֕וּרCursed be he that doeth the work of Jehovah negligently; and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.Malachi 1:14 · וְאָר֣וּרBut cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.Malachi 2:2 · וְאָרוֹתִ֖י · אָרוֹתִ֔יהָIf ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.Malachi 3:9 · נֵֽאָרִ֔יםYe are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.