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Lexicon :: Strong's H422 - 'ālâ

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אָלָה
Transliteration
'ālâ
Pronunciation
aw-law'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 94

Strong’s Definitions

אָלָה ʼâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate:—adjure, curse, swear.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H422 in the following manner: swear (4x), curse (1x), adjure (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H422 in the following manner: swear (4x), curse (1x), adjure (1x).
  1. to swear, curse

    1. (Qal)

      1. to swear, take an oath (before God)

      2. to curse

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to put under oath, adjure

      2. to put under a curse

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָלָה ʼâlâh, aw-law'; a primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate:—adjure, curse, swear.
STRONGS H422: Abbreviations
† II. אָלָה verb swear, curse (compare H424 I. אלה ? so Thes LagOr ii. 3) —
Qal Perfect 1 Kings 8:31 (= 2 Chronicles 6:22 all Vrss Th Bö Bä Kp reading וְאָלָה); אָלִית Judges 17:2; Infinitive absolute אָלֹה Hosea 4:2; אָלוֺת Hosea 10:4.
1. swear, take oath before God 1 Kings 8:31 (= 2 Chronicles 6:22); in covenants Hosea 4:2; Hosea 10:4 (falsely).
2. curse Judges 17:2.
Hiph. Imperfect וַיּאֶֹל 1 Samuel 14:24; Infinitive לְהַאֲלֹתוֺ 1 Kings 8:31 2 Chronicles 6:22 adjure, put under oath.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

17:2; 17:2

1 Samuel

14:24

1 Kings

8:31; 8:31; 8:31

2 Chronicles

6:22; 6:22; 6:22

Hosea

4:2; 4:2; 10:4; 10:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H422 matches the Hebrew אָלָה ('ālâ),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 17:2 -

He said to his mother, “The 1,100 pieces of silver taken from you, and that I heard you place a curse on ​— ​here’s the silver. I took it.”

Then his mother said, “My son, may you be blessed by the LORD! ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 -

and the men of Israel were worn out that day, for Saul had[fn] placed the troops under an oath: “The man who eats food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies is cursed.” So none of the troops tasted any food.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:31 -

When a man sins against his neighbor

and is forced to take an oath,[fn]

and he comes to take an oath

before your altar in this temple,

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:22 -

If a man sins against his neighbor

and is forced to take an oath[fn]

and he comes to take an oath

before your altar in this temple,

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 -

Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,

and adultery are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:4 -

They speak mere words,

taking false oaths while making covenants.

So lawsuits break out

like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

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