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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 Box Gen 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:14 - So the LORD God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:17 - Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’:

“Cursed is the ground for your sake;
In toil you shall eat of it
All the days of your life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:11 - “So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:29 - And he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD has cursed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:25 - Then he said:

“Cursed be Canaan;
A servant of servants
He shall be to his brethren.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:29 - Let peoples serve you,
And nations bow down to you.
Be master over your brethren,
And let your mother’s sons bow down to you.
Cursed be everyone who curses you,
And blessed be those who bless you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:7

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:28 - “You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - ‘Then the priest shall stand the woman before the LORD, uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering for remembering in her hands, which is the grain offering of jealousy. And the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that brings a curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:19 - ‘And the priest shall put her under oath, and say to the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to uncleanness while under your husband’s authority, be free from this bitter water that brings a curse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:22 - “and may this water that causes the curse go into your stomach, and make your belly swell and your thigh rot.” Then the woman shall say, “Amen, so be it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:24 - ‘And he shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse, and the water that brings the curse shall enter her to become bitter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - ‘When he has made her drink the water, then it shall be, if she has defiled herself and behaved unfaithfully toward her husband, that the water that brings a curse will enter her and become bitter, and her belly will swell, her thigh will rot, and the woman will become a curse among her people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:6 - “Therefore please come at once, curse this people for me, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:12 - And God said to Balaam, “You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people, for they are blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And he took up his oracle and said:

“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - ‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’[fn]

“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ “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 is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:17 - ‘Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor’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 is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:19 - ‘Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the 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 is the one who lies with his father’s wife, because he has uncovered his father’s bed.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:21 - ‘Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:22 - ‘Cursed is the one who lies 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 is the one who lies 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 is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - ‘Cursed is the one who takes a bribe 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 is the one who does not confirm all the words of this law by observing them.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:16 - “Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:17 - “Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:18 - “Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:19 - “Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:26 - Then Joshua charged them at that time, saying, “Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:23 - “Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:23 - ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel[fn] of the LORD,
‘Curse its inhabitants bitterly,
Because they did not come to the help of the LORD,
To the help of the LORD against the mighty.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:18 - “However, we cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the one who gives a wife to Benjamin.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:24 - And the men of Israel were distressed that day, for Saul had placed the people under oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food until evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the people tasted food.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:28 - Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food this day.’ ” And the people were faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:19 - “Now therefore, please, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, let Him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:34 - And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:8 - May those curse it who curse the day,
Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - You rebuke the proud—the cursed,
Who stray from Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:3 - “and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD God of Israel: “Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:5 - Thus says the LORD:

“Cursed is the man who trusts in man
And makes flesh his strength,
Whose heart departs from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:14 - Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 20:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:15 - Let the man be cursed
Who brought news to my father, saying,
“A male child has been born to you!”
Making him very glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:10 - Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD deceitfully,
And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:14 - “But cursed be the deceiver
Who has in his flock a male,
And takes a vow,
But sacrifices to the Lord what is blemished—
For I am a great King,”
Says the LORD of hosts,
“And My name is to be feared among the nations.

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