Hebrew · H7045, G2671 · unreviewed

קְלָלָה

Vilification · imprecation, execration

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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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κατάρα G2671 imprecation, execration
Pronunciation katára
A curse as divine imprecation or human execration; opposite to blessing in relational contexts.
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What does קְלָלָה (qelalah) mean in the Bible?

קְלָלָה · κατάρα is a Hebrew word meaning "a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another".

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Meaning

a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another
Grammatical Forms

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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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