What does אָרַר · בָּרַךְ mean in the Bible?
אָרַר · בָּרַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you".
Hebrew · H779, H1288
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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אָרַרH779to execrate
Pronunciationʾārar
To curse with intensity or bitterness; divine utterance that brings misfortune or separation from covenant blessing
Open lexicon entry →בָּרַךְH1288to 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)
Pronunciationbarak
Blessing flows from kneeling posture of submission; carries covenantal power to confer or withhold benefit.
Open lexicon entry →What does אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ (orerkha arur u-mevarekhekha barukh) mean in the Bible?
אָרַר · בָּרַךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you".
Full entry for אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ (H779, H1288) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H779, H1288?
H779, H1288 is connected to 393 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you
Source Gloss
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.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms45
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense43×
Participle passive1Sam 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 28:1635×
ImperfectExod 22:27 · Num 22:6 · Num 22:12 · Gen 12:34×
Sequential imperfectJudg 5:232×
Participle activeJob 3:81×
Infinitive absoluteJudg 5:231×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
Participle passiveMal 3:91×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
ImperfectNum 22:61×
Word Origins
אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.