קְלָלָה (qəlālāh) — curse / object of cursing

Form 1

Part of speech: nsf

Related lemmas: קלל

Sense 1: curse

Semantic domains: Curse (002003002009)

Core domains: Communication (041); Blessing and Cursing (018); Behavior (017); Recompense (140)

Definition: = actions by which humans or deities consign other humans or deities or inanimate objects to death, damage, or destruction, usually by invoking the name of a deity if the agent is human; ◄ this is done as punishment, out of contempt, fear, anger, or hostility, or because one was paid to do so; ► the effectiveness of a curse partially depends on the authority of the one pronouncing it

Antonyms: בְּרָכָה

Show passage in OET: GEN 27:12

OET-RV GEN 27:12

12 What if my father touches me? Then he’ll think of me as a deceiver and he’ll curse me rather than bless me.”

OET-LV GEN 27:12

12 Perhaps he_will _feel _me father _of_my and_I _will _be in_eyes _of_his like_a _mocker and_I _will _bring on_myself a _curse and_not a _blessing.

Show passage in OET: GEN 27:13

OET-RV GEN 27:13

13 “Let your curse be on me, my son,” his mother replied, “Just do what I said and go get the young goats for me.”

OET-LV GEN 27:13

13 And_she/it _said to_him/it his/its_mother be_on_me curse _of_your my _son _of_my only listen to_voice _of_my and_go fetch_them to_me.

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All 31 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: OET GEN 27:12–13

DEU: OET DEU 11:26 · OET DEU 11:28–29 · OET DEU 21:23 · OET DEU 23:5 · OET DEU 27:13 · OET DEU 28:15 · OET DEU 28:45 · OET DEU 29:27 · OET DEU 30:1 · OET DEU 30:19

JOS: OET JOS 8:34

JDG: OET JDG 9:57

SA2: OET SA2 16:12

KI1: OET KI1 2:8

NEH: OET NEH 13:2

PSA: OET PSA 109:17–18

PRO: OET PRO 26:2 · OET PRO 27:14

JER: OET JER 24:9 · OET JER 25:18 · OET JER 26:6 · OET JER 29:22 · OET JER 42:18 · OET JER 44:8 · OET JER 44:12 · OET JER 44:22 · OET JER 49:13

Sense 2: object of cursing

Semantic domains: Despise (002001002005); Shame (002001002025)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: = action by which humans and deities expresses their contempt towards someone else, ► with the intention of provoking public shame in that person

Forms: vbhif-

Show passage in OET: KI2 22:19

OET-RV KI2 22:19

19 because you’re open to learn and because you humbled yourself in front of Yahweh when you heard my promise that this place and its inhabitants would become a horror and a curse, and because you’ve torn your clothes and wept in front of me, then Yahweh said that he’s taken notice of you.

OET-LV KI2 22:19

19 Because heart _of_your it _was _soft and_you _humbled _yourself from_face/in _front _of YHWH when_heard_you that_which I _had _spoken on the_place the_this and_on inhabitants _of_its to_be (into)_a_horror and _(into)_a_curse and_you _tore DOM clothes _of_your and_she/it _wept before_me and_also I I _have _heard the _utterance _of YHWH.

Show passage in OET: ZEC 8:13

OET-RV ZEC 8:13

13 House of Yehudah (Judah) and house of Yisrael (Israel), you were made into an example of a curse for the other nations to see. So I will rescue you and you’ll be a blessing. Don’t be afraid—work hard to finish building the temple.

OET-LV ZEC 8:13

13 And_it _was just_as you(pl)_were a _curse among_nations Oh _house _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) so I _will _save you(pl) and_you(pl)_will _be a _blessing do _not be _afraid hands _of_your(pl) let _them _be _strong.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קְלָלָה

Form 1

Sense 1: curse

Sense 2: object of cursing