אָרַר arar
Hebrew word for “to curse” · Strong’s H779 · used 63 times in 52 verses
Meaning
1) to curse; 1a) (Qal);
How it is translated
Glosses given for arar in context, with how often each is used:
- cursed 34
- which bring a curse 6
- will be cursed 6
- will curse 3
- curse 3
- those who curse 2
- curse ! 2
- has cursed 1
- must curse 1
- continuously 1
- accursed woman 1
- cursers 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 18 | 1.3 | |
| Numbers | 13 | 0.8 | |
| Genesis | 9 | 0.4 | |
| Jeremiah | 6 | 0.3 | |
| Judges | 4 | 0.4 | |
| Malachi | 4 | 4.6 | |
| 1 Samuel | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Joshua | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Deuteronomy 27 (12), Numbers 5 (5), Deuteronomy 28 (4), Genesis 3 (2), Numbers 22 (2), 1 Samuel 14 (2), Jeremiah 20 (2), Genesis 4 (1), Genesis 5 (1), Genesis 9 (1)
Forms
- ארור 32
- המאררים 6
- וארור 4
- תאר 3
- ארורים 3
- ארה 2
- ארורה 1
- אררה 1
- אאר 1
- ארריך 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with arar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- אָמֵן amen “amen” 13
- שָׁכַב shakhav “to lie down” 6
- אִשָּׁה ishshah “woman” 8
- בָּרַךְ barakh “to bless” 6
- מַר mar “bitter” 4
- אֲדָמָה adamah “land” 5
- מַי mayim “water” 6
- שָׁבַע shava “to swear” 4
- אֵם em “mother” 4
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 6
- צָבָה tsavah “to swell” 2
- מִן־ min “from” 6
Key verses
The verses using arar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 3:17 — And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not…
- Genesis 12:3 — And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
- Genesis 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth…
- Exodus 22:28 — Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
- Numbers 23:7 — And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and…
- Deuteronomy 27:15 — Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret…
- 1 Samuel 14:24 — And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be…
- 1 Samuel 26:19 — Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if…
- Psalms 119:21 — Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
- Jeremiah 17:5 — Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
- Malachi 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of…
- Malachi 2:2 — If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will…
See all 52 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.