Strong's Lexicon arar: To curse Original Word: עָרַר Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of cursing in the New Testament is often expressed with the Greek word "καταράομαι" (kataraomai - Strong's G2672), which also means to curse or to invoke evil upon. Usage: The Hebrew verb "arar" primarily means "to curse." It is used in the context of invoking harm or misfortune upon someone or something. In the biblical narrative, it often signifies a divine pronouncement of judgment or a declaration of a state of being under a curse due to disobedience or sin. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, blessings and curses were powerful expressions believed to influence the fate of individuals and communities. Curses were often seen as binding and could be pronounced by deities, prophets, or individuals with authority. In the Hebrew Bible, curses are frequently associated with the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings are promised for obedience and curses for disobedience (e.g., Deuteronomy 28). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to strip oneself NASB Translation completely razed (1), stripped (1), undress (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs II. [עָרַר] verb strip oneself ("" form of ערה, II. עור); — Qal Imperative עֹ֫רָה Isaiah 32:11 ("" מְּשֹׁ֫טָה; according to Ges§ 110k Hi De and others masculine singular with feminine plural subject; according to Ew§ 226 a Du Di and others feminine plural, shortened from ערנה etc.). Po`. Perfect3plural עוֺרְרוּ אַרְמְנוֺתֶיהָ Isaiah 23:13 they have laid bare (the foundations of) her palaces, i.e. destroyed them; so Pilpel Infinitive absolute + Hithpalpel Imperfect3feminine singular עַרְעֵר תִּתְעַרְעַר Jeremiah 51:58 be laid utterly bare, compare ערה Pi`el 1. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance make bare, break, raise up perhaps by clerical error for raze, utterly A primitive root; to bare; figuratively, to demolish -- make bare, break, raise up (perhaps by clerical error for raze), X utterly. Forms and Transliterations וְעֹ֔רָה וערה עַרְעֵ֣ר עֹרְרוּ֙ ערער עררו תִּתְעַרְעָ֔ר תתערער ‘ar‘êr ‘ar·‘êr ‘ō·rə·rū ‘ōrərū arEr oreRu tiṯ‘ar‘ār tiṯ·‘ar·‘ār titarAr veOrah wə‘ōrāh wə·‘ō·rāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Isaiah 23:13 HEB: (בַחוּנָ֗יו ק) עֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ NAS: their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, KJV: the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces INT: up tower stripped palaces made Isaiah 32:11 Jeremiah 51:58 Jeremiah 51:58 4 Occurrences |