What does קְלָלָה · κατάρα mean in the Bible?
קְלָלָה · κατάρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another".
Hebrew · H7045, G2671
קְלָלָה
Vilification · imprecation, execration
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קְלָלָה H7045 vilification
Pronunciation qĕlālāh
Curse as divine judgment invoked against covenant-breakers; moves from spoken vilification to enacted supernatural harm
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κατάρα G2671 imprecation, execration
Pronunciation katára
A curse as divine imprecation or human execration; opposite to blessing in relational contexts.
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What does קְלָלָה (qelalah) mean in the Bible?
קְלָלָה · κατάρα is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7045, G2671?
H7045, G2671 is connected to 33 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another
Strong's H7045, G2671
Lexical occurrences 33 verses Source Gloss
a pronouncement wishing harm or judgment upon another
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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