What does בְּרָכָה · קְלָלָה mean in the Bible?
בְּרָכָה · קְלָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Blessing and curse — the covenant's two formally declared alternatives".
Hebrew · H1293, H7045
בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה
Benediction ; by implication prosperity · vilification
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בְּרָכָה H1293 benediction ; by implication prosperity
Pronunciation birkath
Blessing as divine speech-act that conveys concrete benefit and prosperity, not merely words of goodwill
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קְלָלָה H7045 vilification
Pronunciation qĕlālāh
Curse as divine judgment invoked against covenant-breakers; moves from spoken vilification to enacted supernatural harm
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What does בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה (berakha u-qelalah) mean in the Bible?
בְּרָכָה · קְלָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Blessing and curse — the covenant's two formally declared alternatives".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1293, H7045?
H1293, H7045 is connected to 102 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Blessing and curse — the covenant's two formally declared alternatives
Strong's H1293, H7045
Lexical occurrences 102 verses Source Gloss
Blessing and curse — the covenant's two formally declared alternatives
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּרָכָה וּקְלָלָה is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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