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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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 phrase meaning "cursed be those who curse you, blessed be those who bless you".
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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 groups 3 Aligned forms 45
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 4×
Sequential imperfect Judg 5:23 2×
Participle active Job 3:8 1×
Infinitive absolute Judg 5:23 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Participle passive Mal 3:9 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Num 22:6 1×
Word Origins
אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר וּמְבָרֲכֶיךָ בָרוּךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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