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אָרַר H779
H779 is the Hebrew word אָרַר, transliterated ʼârar and said aw-rar'. The King James Version most often renders it cursed.
What it means
to execrate.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 56 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] bitterly curse.
Verses using אָרַר
The first 40 of 49 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 3:14 · KJV
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:17 · KJV
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
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;
Genesis 9:25 · KJV
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
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.
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.
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.
Exodus 22:28 · KJV
Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
Numbers 5:22 · KJV
And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.
Numbers 5:24 · KJV
And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.
Numbers 5:27 · KJV
And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her 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.
Numbers 22:12 · KJV
And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed.
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.
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.
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.
Deuteronomy 27:16 · KJV
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:17 · KJV
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:18 · KJV
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:19 · KJV
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:20 · KJV
Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:21 · KJV
Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:22 · KJV
Cursed 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.
Deuteronomy 27:23 · KJV
Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:24 · KJV
Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:25 · KJV
Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:26 · KJV
Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 28:16 · KJV
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
Deuteronomy 28:17 · KJV
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Deuteronomy 28:18 · KJV
Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Deuteronomy 28:19 · KJV
Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1 Samuel 14:24 · KJV
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
1 Samuel 14:28 · KJV
Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.
1 Samuel 26:19 · KJV
Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
2 Kings 9:34 · KJV
And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter.
Job 3:8 · KJV
Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Common questions
What does Strong's H779 mean?
H779 is the Hebrew word אָרַר (ʼârar), meaning to execrate.
How is H779 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it cursed (37 times), curse (6 times), causeth the curse (4 times), art cursed (1 time), now art thou cursed (1 time), among others.
How many times does H779 appear in the Bible?
אָרַר (ʼârar) is tagged in 49 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H779 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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