אָלָה
a.lah
“oath”
Definition
an imprecation
from H422 (אָלָה);
- oath 2) oath of covenant 3) curse 3a) from b) from men 4) execration
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
אָלָה appears 25 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
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And when you go to my kindred, if they refuse to give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.’
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’
And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
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