Hebrew · H779, H1288 · unreviewed

אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ

To execrate · to kneel ; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

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אָרַר H779 to execrate
Pronunciation ʾārar
To curse with intensity or bitterness; divine utterance that brings misfortune or separation from covenant blessing
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בָּרַךְ H1288 to kneel ; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
Pronunciation barak
Blessing flows from kneeling posture of submission; carries covenantal power to confer or withhold benefit.
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What does אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ (orerkha arur u-mevarekhekha barukh) mean in the Bible?

אָרַר · בָּרַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you".

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Meaning

cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 43×
Participle passive 1Sam 14:24 · 1Sam 14:28 · 1Sam 26:19 · Deut 27:15 · Deut 27:16 · Deut 27:17 · Deut 27:18 · Deut 27:19 · Deut 27:20 · Deut 27:21 · Deut 27:22 · Deut 27:23 · Deut 27:24 · Deut 27:25 · Deut 27:26 · Deut 28:16 35×
Imperfect Exod 22:27 · Num 22:6 · Num 22:12 · Gen 12:3
Sequential imperfect Judg 5:23
Participle active Job 3:8
Infinitive absolute Judg 5:23
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle passive Mal 3:9
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action
Imperfect Num 22:6
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