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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 18 times in 16 verses in 'Deu' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - Cursed H779 be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:16 - Cursed H779 be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:17 - Cursed H779 be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:18 - Cursed H779 be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - Cursed H779 be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:20 - Cursed H779 be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:21 - Cursed H779 be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:22 - Cursed H779 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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:23 - Cursed H779 be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:24 - Cursed H779 be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - Cursed H779 be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:26 - Cursed H779 be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:16 - Cursed H779 shalt thou be in the city, and cursed H779 shalt thou be in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:17 - Cursed H779 shall be thy basket and thy store.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - Cursed H779 shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:19 - Cursed H779 shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed H779 shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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