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Lexicon :: Strong's H779 - 'ārar

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אָרַר
Transliteration
'ārar
Pronunciation
aw-rar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 168

Strong’s Definitions

אָרַר ʼârar, aw-rar'; a primitive root; to execrate:—× bitterly curse.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H779 in the following manner: curse (62x), bitterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H779 in the following manner: curse (62x), bitterly (1x).

  1. to curse

    1. (Qal)

      1. to curse

      2. cursed be he (participle used as in curses)

    2. (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed

    3. (Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on

    4. (Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָרַר ʼârar, aw-rar'; a primitive root; to execrate:—× bitterly curse.
STRONGS H779: Abbreviations
[אָרַר] verb curse (Assyrian arâru ZimBP 68; on relation of meanings bind & curse in Assyrian see DlPr 101) —
Qal Perfect וְאָרוֺתִ֫י, אָרוֺתִיהָ Malachi 2:2; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תָּאֹר Exodus 22:27; Numbers 22:6, 12; אָאֹר Genesis 12:3; Imperative אָ֫רָהֿ Numbers 22:6; Numbers 23:7; אוֺרוּ, אֹרוּ & Infinitive absolute אָרוֺר all Judges 5:23; Participle אֹרֲרֵי Job 3:8; אֹרֲרֶיךָ Genesis 27:29; Numbers 24:9; אָרוּר Genesis 3:14 + 36 times etc.; — curse || בֵּרֵךְ bless, chiefly in poetic & legal sources of J E D & later imitations: Genesis 12:3; Genesis 27:29 (J) Numbers 22:6, 12; Numbers 23:7; Numbers 24:9 (E) Exodus 22:27 (E) Malachi 2:2; אֹרוּ אָרוֺר ישְׁבֶיהָ = curse for ever her inhabitants Judges 5:23; אֹרֲרֵי יוֺם cursers of the day (magicians whose imprecations made days unlucky) Job 3:8. Passive participle אָרוּר, chiefly as exclamation, || בָּרוּךְ Genesis 3:14, 17; Genesis 4:11; Genesis 9:25; Genesis 27:29; Genesis 49:7; Numbers 22:12; Numbers 24:9 (E, poetry) Deuteronomy 27:15-26 Judges 21:18; 1 Samuel 14:24; 1 Samuel 14:28; 1 Samuel 26:29; Jeremiah 11:3; Jeremiah 17:5; Jeremiah 20:14, 15; Jeremiah 48:10 (twice in verse); Malachi 1:14; אֲרוּרִים הַשֹּׁגִים מִמִּצְוֺתֶיךָ cursed be those who wander from thy commands Psalm 119:21 (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Jerome De Ri), הָאֲרוּרָה הַזּאֹת this cursed woman 2 Kings 9:34.
Niph. Participle נֵאָרִים cursed Malachi 3:9.
Pi. 3rd person masculine singular suffix אֵרֲרָהּ curse, lay under a curse Genesis 5:29 (J); Participle הַמַּיִם הַמְאָרֲרִים the curse-bringing waters Numbers 5:18-27 (P + 6 times waters destroying the perjured adulteress drinking them).
Hoph. Imperfect יוּאָ֑ר be cursed Numbers 22:6 (E).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:14; 3:14; 3:17; 4:11; 5:29; 9:25; 12:3; 12:3; 27:29; 27:29; 27:29; 49:7

Exodus

22:27; 22:27

Numbers

5:18; 5:19; 5:20; 5:21; 5:22; 5:23; 5:24; 5:25; 5:26; 5:27; 22:6; 22:6; 22:6; 22:6; 22:12; 22:12; 22:12; 23:7; 23:7; 24:9; 24:9; 24:9

Deuteronomy

27:15; 27:16; 27:17; 27:18; 27:19; 27:20; 27:21; 27:22; 27:23; 27:24; 27:25; 27:26

Judges

5:23; 5:23; 21:18

1 Samuel

14:24; 14:28

2 Kings

9:34

Job

3:8; 3:8

Psalms

119:21

Jeremiah

11:3; 17:5; 20:14; 20:15; 48:10

Malachi

1:14; 2:2; 2:2; 3:9

H779

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Strong's Number H779 matches the Hebrew אָרַר ('ārar),
which occurs 63 times in 52 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 3:14–Mal 1:14)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, 'Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - And to the man He said, 'Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed is the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 - and now, cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive the blood of thy brother from thy hand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:29 - and calleth his name Noah, saying, 'This one doth comfort us concerning our work, and concerning the labour of our hands, because of the ground which Jehovah hath cursed.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:25 - and saith: 'Cursed is Canaan, Servant of servants he is to his brethren.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:3 - And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - peoples serve thee, and nations bow themselves to thee, be thou mighty over thy brethren, and the sons of thy mother bow themselves to thee; those who curse thee are cursed, and those who bless thee are blessed.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - Cursed is their anger, for it is fierce, And their wrath, for it is sharp; I divide them in Jacob, And I scatter them in Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - 'God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - and the priest hath caused the woman to stand before Jehovah, and hath uncovered the woman's head, and hath given into her hands the present of the memorial, it is a present of jealousy, and in the hand of the priest are the bitter waters which cause the curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - 'And the priest hath caused her to swear, and hath said unto the woman, If no man hath lain with thee, and if thou hast not turned aside to uncleanness under thy husband, be free from these bitter waters which cause the curse;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:22 - and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24 - and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:6 - and now, come, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for it is mightier than I; it may be I prevail -- we smite it -- and I cast it out from the land; for I have known -- that which thou blessest is blessed, and that which thou cursest is cursed.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12 - and God saith unto Balaam, 'Thou dost not go with them; thou dost not curse the people; for it is blessed.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And he taketh up his simile, and saith: 'From Aram he doth lead me -- Balak king of Moab; From mountains of the east: Come -- curse for me Jacob, And come -- be indignant with Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - He hath bent, he hath lain down as a lion, And as a lioness: who doth raise him up? He who is blessing thee is blessed, And he who is cursing thee is cursed.'

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - 'Cursed is the man who maketh a graven and molten image, the abomination of Jehovah, work of the hands of an artificer, and hath put it in a secret place, -- and all the people have answered and said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:16 - 'Cursed is He who is making light of his father and his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:17 - 'Cursed is he who is removing his neighbour's border, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:18 - 'Cursed is he who is causing the blind to err in the way, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - 'Cursed is he who is turning aside the judgment of fatherless, sojourner, and widow, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:20 - 'Cursed is he who is lying with his father's wife, for he hath uncovered his father's skirt, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:21 - 'Cursed is he who is lying with any beast, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:22 - 'Cursed is he who is lying with his sister, daughter of his father, or daughter of his mother, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:23 - 'Cursed is he who is lying with his mother-in-law, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:24 - 'Cursed is he who is smiting his neighbour in secret, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - 'Cursed is he who is taking a bribe to smite a person, innocent blood, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:26 - 'Cursed is he who doth not establish the words of this law, to do them, -- and all the people have said, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:16 - 'Cursed art thou in the city, and cursed art thou in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:17 - 'Cursed is thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - 'Cursed is the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:19 - 'Cursed art thou in thy coming in, and cursed art thou in thy going out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 - And Joshua adjureth them at that time, saying, 'Cursed is the man before Jehovah who raiseth up and hath built this city, even Jericho; in his first-born he doth lay its foundation, and in his youngest he doth set up its doors;'

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:23 - and now, cursed are ye, and none of you is cut off from being a servant, even hewers of wood and drawers of water, for the house of my God.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:23 - Curse Meroz -- said a messenger of Jehovah, Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:18 - and we -- we are not able to give to them wives out of our daughters, for the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed is he who is giving a wife to Benjamin.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - And the men of Israel have been distressed on that day, and Saul adjureth the people, saying, 'Cursed is the man who eateth food till the evening, and I have been avenged of mine enemies;' and none of the people hath tasted food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:28 - And a man of the people answereth and saith, 'Thy father certainly adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the man who eateth food to-day; and the people are weary.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:19 - And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men -- cursed are they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:34 - And he cometh in, and eateth, and drinketh, and saith, 'Look after, I pray you, this cursed one, and bury her, for she is a king's daughter.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:8 - Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - Thou hast rebuked the cursed proud, Who are erring from Thy commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:3 - and thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah God of Israel: Cursed is the man who doth not obey the words of this covenant,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:5 - Thus said Jehovah: Cursed is the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:14 - Cursed is the day in which I was born, The day that my mother bare me, Let it not be blessed!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:15 - Cursed is the man who bore tidings to my father, saying, 'Born to thee hath been a child -- a male,' Making him very glad!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - Cursed is he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed is he Who is withholding his sword from blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - And cursed is a deceiver, who hath in his drove a male, And is vowing, and is sacrificing a marred thing to the Lord, For a great king am I, said Jehovah of Hosts, And My name is revered among nations!

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