אָרֽוּר
𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤓
ʼârar
will be cursed
To utter a curse upon, to invoke harm or misfortune upon someone or something; to pronounce a formal ousting, ban, or malediction. In specific contexts, refers to placing a person, community, or object outside of the blessing or favor—typically through a spoken formula. The term can indicate both ritual and personal expressions of curse, encompassing legal, social, and religious dimensions.
Numbers 24:9 · Word #10
Lexicon H779
| Lemma | אָרַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤓 |
| Transliteration | ʼârar |
| Strong's | H779 |
| Definition | To utter a curse upon, to invoke harm or misfortune upon someone or something; to pronounce a formal ousting, ban, or malediction. In specific contexts, refers to placing a person, community, or object outside of the blessing or favor—typically through a spoken formula. The term can indicate both ritual and personal expressions of curse, encompassing legal, social, and religious dimensions. |
Morphology HVqsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | will be cursed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H779-05
curse-bound one
| Morphological Notes | Qal passive participle, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal passive participle masculine singular denotes one who has been subjected to a curse. "Curse-bound one" preserves the root idea of being bound or placed under a formal malediction. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
will be cursed
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed from 'curse-bound one' to 'will be cursed' since the context and grammar point to a verbal/passive result, not a descriptive noun. |