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Lexicon :: Strong's H423 - 'ālâ

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אָלָה
Transliteration
'ālâ
Pronunciation
aw-law'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 91a

Strong’s Definitions

אָלָה ʼâlâh, aw-law'; from H422; an imprecation:—curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H423 in the following manner: curse (18x), oath (14x), execration (2x), swearing (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H423 in the following manner: curse (18x), oath (14x), execration (2x), swearing (2x).

  1. oath

  2. oath of covenant

  3. curse

    1. from God

    2. from men

  4. execration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָלָה ʼâlâh, aw-law'; from H422; an imprecation:—curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.
STRONGS H423: Abbreviations
† אָלָה noun feminine oath Genesis 26:28 +; suffix אָלָתִי, אָלָתוֺ Genesis 24:11 + (4 times); plural אָלוֺת Deuteronomy 29:20 + (4 times).
1. oath in testimony Leviticus 5:1; Numbers 5:21 (twice in verse) (P) Proverbs 29:23; בא באלה come into an oath Nehemiah 10:30; הביא באלה bring into an oath Ezekiel 17:13; נשׂא אלה 1 Kings 8:31 (= 2 Chronicles 6:22).
2. oath of convenant Genesis 24:41 (twice in verse); Genesis 26:28 (J) Deuteronomy 29:11; Deuteronomy 29:13; בזה אלה despise an oath Ezekiel 16:59; Ezekiel 17:16, 18, 19.
3. curse
(a) from God Numbers 5:23 (P) Deuteronomy 29:18; Deuteronomy 29:19; Deuteronomy 29:20; Deuteronomy 30:7; 2 Chronicles 34:24; Isaiah 24:6; Jeremiah 23:10; Daniel 9:11; Zechariah 5:3;
(b) from men Job 31:30; Psalm 10:7; Psalm 59:13.
4. execration in the phrase היה לאלה become an execration Numbers 5:27 (P) Jeremiah 29:18; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 44:12.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:11; 24:41; 26:28; 26:28

Leviticus

5:1

Numbers

5:21; 5:23; 5:27

Deuteronomy

29:11; 29:13; 29:18; 29:19; 29:20; 29:20; 30:7

1 Kings

8:31

2 Chronicles

6:22; 34:24

Nehemiah

10:30

Job

31:30

Psalms

10:7; 59:13

Proverbs

29:23

Isaiah

24:6

Jeremiah

23:10; 29:18; 42:18; 44:12

Ezekiel

16:59; 17:13; 17:16; 17:18; 17:19

Daniel

9:11

Zechariah

5:3

H423

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Strong's Number H423 matches the Hebrew אָלָה ('ālâ),
which occurs 36 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:41 - innocens eris a maledictione mea cum veneris ad propinquos meos et non dederint tibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:28 - qui responderunt vidimus tecum esse Dominum et idcirco nunc diximus sit iuramentum inter nos et ineamus foedus

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:1 - si peccaverit anima et audierit vocem iurantis testisque fuerit quod aut ipse vidit aut conscius est nisi indicaverit portabit iniquitatem suam

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:21 - his maledictionibus subiacebis det te Dominus in maledictionem exemplumque cunctorum in populo suo putrescere faciat femur tuum et tumens uterus disrumpatur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:23 - scribetque sacerdos in libello ista maledicta et delebit ea aquis amarissimis in quas maledicta congessit

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - quas cum biberit si polluta est et contempto viro adulterii rea pertransibunt eam aquae maledictionis et inflato ventre conputrescet femur eritque mulier in maledictionem et in exemplum omni populo

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:12 - ut transeas in foedere Domini Dei tui et in iureiurando quod hodie Dominus Deus tuus percutit tecum

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:14 - nec vobis solis ego hoc foedus ferio et haec iuramenta confirmo

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:19 - cumque audierit verba iuramenti huius benedicat sibi in corde suo dicens pax erit mihi et ambulabo in pravitate cordis mei et adsumat ebria sitientem

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:20 - et Dominus non ignoscat ei sed tunc quam maxime furor eius fumet et zelus contra hominem illum et sedeant super eo omnia maledicta quae scripta sunt in hoc volumine et deleat nomen eius sub caelo

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 29:21 - et consumat eum in perditionem ex omnibus tribubus Israhel iuxta maledictiones quae in libro legis huius ac foederis continentur

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:7 - omnes autem maledictiones has convertet super inimicos tuos et eos qui oderunt te et persequuntur

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:31 - si peccaverit homo in proximum suum et habuerit aliquod iuramentum quo teneatur adstrictus et venerit propter iuramentum coram altari tuo in domum tuam

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 6:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:22 - si peccaverit quispiam in proximum suum et iurare contra eum paratus venerit seque maledicto constrinxerit coram altari in domo ista

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:24 - haec dicit Dominus ecce ego inducam mala super locum istum et super habitatores eius cunctaque maledicta quae scripta sunt in libro hoc quem legerunt coram rege Iuda

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - omnis qui poterat sapere spondentes pro fratribus suis optimates eorum et qui veniebant ad pollicendum et iurandum ut ambularent in lege Dei quam dederat in manu Mosi servi Dei ut facerent et custodirent universa mandata Domini Dei nostri et iudicia eius et caerimonias eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:30 - non enim dedi ad peccandum guttur meum ut expeterem maledicens animam eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - [Vulgate 9:28] maledictione os eius plenum est et dolis et avaritia sub lingua eius dolor et iniquitas

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:12 - [Vulgate 58:13] in peccato oris sui in sermone labiorum suorum et capiantur in superbia sua maledictionem et mendacium narrantes

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:24 - qui cum fure partitur odit animam suam adiurantem audit et non indicat

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:6 - propter hoc maledictio vorabit terram et peccabunt habitatores eius ideoque insanient cultores eius et relinquentur homines pauci

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - quia adulteris repleta est terra quia a facie maledictionis luxit terra arefacta sunt arva deserti factus est cursus eorum malus et fortitudo eorum dissimilis

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 29:18 - et persequar eos in gladio in fame et in pestilentia et dabo eos in vexationem universis regnis terrae in maledictionem et in stuporem et in sibilum et in obprobrium cunctis gentibus ad quas ego eieci eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:18 - quia haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israhel sicut conflatus est furor meus et indignatio mea super habitatores Hierusalem sic conflabitur indignatio mea super vos cum ingressi fueritis Aegyptum et eritis in iusiurandum et in stuporem et in maledictum et in obprobrium et nequaquam ultra videbitis locum istum

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:12 - et adsumam reliquias Iudae qui posuerunt facies suas ut ingrederentur terram Aegypti et habitarent ibi et consumentur omnes in terra Aegypti cadent in gladio et in fame consumentur a minimo usque ad maximum in gladio et in fame morientur et erunt in iusiurandum et in miraculum et in maledictionem et in obprobrium

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:59

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:59 - quia haec dicit Dominus Deus et faciam tibi sicut dispexisti iuramentum ut irritum faceres pactum

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:13 - et tollet de semine regni ferietque cum eo foedus et accipiet ab eo iusiurandum sed et fortes terrae tollet

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:16 - vivo ego dicit Dominus Deus quoniam in loco regis qui constituit eum regem cuius fecit irritum iuramentum et solvit pactum quod habebat cum eo in medio Babylonis morietur

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:18 - spreverat enim iuramentum ut solveret foedus et ecce dedit manum suam et cum omnia haec fecerit non effugiet

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:19 - propterea haec dicit Dominus Deus vivo ego quoniam iuramentum quod sprevit et foedus quod praevaricatus est ponam in caput eius

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:11 - Et omnis Israel praevaricati sunt legem tuam, et declinaverunt ne audirent vocem tuam, et stillavit super nos maledictio, et detestatio, (o) quae scripta est in libro Moysi servi Dei, quia peccavimus ei.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 5:3 - et dixit ad me haec est maledictio quae egreditur super faciem omnis terrae quia omnis fur sicut ibi scriptum est iudicabitur et omnis iurans ex hoc similiter iudicabitur
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