What does אָלָה · ἀρά mean in the Bible?
אָלָה · ἀρά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "covenant curse or sworn judgment".
Hebrew · H423, G685
אָלָה
An imprecation · curse
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אָלָה H423 an imprecation
Pronunciation alah
Oath or curse involving self-imprecation—invoking divine punishment if one breaks covenant obligations
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ἀρά G685 curse
Pronunciation ará
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What does אָלָה (alah) mean in the Bible?
אָלָה · ἀρά is a Hebrew phrase meaning "covenant curse or sworn judgment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H423, G685?
H423, G685 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. covenant curse or sworn judgment
Strong's H423, G685
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Source Gloss
covenant curse or sworn judgment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָלָה is built from this root:
אָלָה H422
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain