Strong's Lexicon

H779

H779 — אָרַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewararverbOccurrences: 63TWOT: 168

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H779
Word:אָרַר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:63
Transliteration:arar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:aw-rar'
Meaning:1. to execrate
KJV Renderings:X bitterly curse.

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[אָרַר] verb curse (Assyrian arâru ZimBP 68; on relation of meanings bind & curse in Assyrian see DlPr 101) —

Qal Perfect וְאָרוֺתִ֫י, אָרוֺתִיהָ Mal 2:2 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תָּאֹר Exod 22:27; Num 22:6; Num 22:12 אָאֹר Gen 12:3 Imperative אָ֫רָהֿ Num 22:6; Num 23:7 אוֺרוּ, אֹרוּ & Infinitive absolute אָרוֺר all Judg 5:23 Participle אֹרֲרֵי Job 3:8 אֹרֲרֶיךָ Gen 27:29; Num 24:9 אָרוּר Gen 3:14 + 36 t. etc.; — curse || בֵּרֵךְ bless, chiefly in poetic & legal sources of J E D & later imitations: Gen 12:3; Gen 27:29 ( J ) Num 22:6; Num 22:12; Num 23:7; Num 24:9 ( E ) Exod 22:27 ( E ) Mal 2:2 אֹרוּ אָרוֺר ישְׁבֶיהָ = curse for ever her inhabitants Judg 5:23 אֹרֲרֵי יוֺם cursers of the day (magicians whose imprecations made days unlucky) Job 3:8. Passive participle אָרוּר, chiefly as exclamation, || בָּרוּךְ Gen 3:14; Gen 3:17; Gen 4:11; Gen 9:25; Gen 27:29; Gen 49:7; Num 22:12; Num 24:9 ( E , poetry) Deut 27:15-26; Judg 21:18; Judg 1:24; Judg 14:28; Judg 26:29; Jer 11:3; Jer 17:5; Jer 20:14; Jer 20:15; Jer 48:10 (twice in verse); Mal 1:14 אֲרוּרִים הַשֹּׁגִים מִמִּצְוֺתֶיךָ cursed be those who wander from thy commands Ps 119:21 ( ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Jerome De Ri), הָאֲרוּרָה הַזּאֹת this cursed woman 2Kgs 9:34.
Niph`al Participle נֵאָרִים cursed Mal 3:9.
Pi`el 3 masculine singular suffix אֵרֲרָהּ curse, lay under a curse Gen 5:29 ( J ); Participle הַמַּיִם הַמְאָרֲרִים the curse-bringing waters Num 5:18-27 ( P 6 t. waters destroying the perjured adulteress drinking them).
Hoph`al Imperfect יוּאָ֑ר be cursed Num 22:6 ( E ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ארר (ah-rar’)

Malachi 2:2

KJV: If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
EHCC: and 7 will curse your blessings: Thave

Judges 5:23

KJV: curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
EHCC: curse ye bitterly the inhabitants (lit.

Numbers 22:6

KJV: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
EHCC: curse me this People 7

Numbers 23:7

KJV: And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
EHCC: Come, curse me Jacob,

Judges 5:23

KJV: curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
EHCC: Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the

Genesis 12:3

KJV: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
EHCC: and curse him that curseth thee:

Exodus 22:28

KJV: Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.gods: or, judges
EHCC: (27). nor curse the ruler of thy people.

Numbers 22:6

KJV: Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
EHCC: he whom thou cursest is cursed.

Genesis 27:29

KJV: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
EHCC: cursed (be) one that curseth thee,

Numbers 24:9

KJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
EHCC: cursed (is) he that curseth thee.

Job 3:8

KJV: Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.their…: or, leviathan
EHCC: Let them curse it that curse the day,

Genesis 8:14

KJV: And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
EHCC: thou fat) cursed above all cattle,

Genesis 4:11

KJV: And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
EHCC: now (art) thou cursed from the earth,

Genesis 9:25

KJV: And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
EHCC: he said, Cursed (be) Canaan ;

Genesis 27:29

KJV: Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
EHCC: cursed (be) every one that curseth thee,

Genesis 49:7

KJV: Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
EHCC: Cursed (be) their anger,

Numbers 24:9

KJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
EHCC: and cursed ja) he that curseth thee.

Deuteronomy 27:15

KJV: Cursed 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.
EHCC: Cursed (be) the man that maketh

Joshua 6:26

KJV: And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.
EHCC: Cursed (be) the man before the .

Joshua 9:23

KJV: Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.none…: Heb. not be cut off from you
EHCC: Now therefore ye (are) cursed,

Judges 21:18

KJV: Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
EHCC: Cursed (be) he that giveth

Judges 26:19

EHCC: cursed (be) they before the Lord ;

Judges 9:9

KJV: But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?go…: or, go up and down for other trees
EHCC: 34. see now this cursed moran).

Psalms 119:21

KJV: Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
EHCC: rebuked the proud Ghee are) cursed,

Jeremiah 11:3

KJV: And say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant,
EHCC: Cursed (be) the man that obeyeth not

Jeremiah 20:14

KJV: Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
EHCC: Cursed (be) the day wherein

Jeremiah 48:10

KJV: Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.deceitfully: or, negligently
EHCC: Cursed (be) he that doeth

Malachi 1:14

KJV: But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen.which…: Heb. in whose flock is
EHCC: But cursed (be) the deceiver,

Malachi 3:9

KJV: Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
EHCC: Ye (are) cursed with a curse:

Genesis 5:29

KJV: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort
EHCC: which the Lord hath cursed.

Numbers 5:18

KJV: And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
EHCC: 19, 24, bitter water that causeth the curse:
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