Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 20:15
“Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָרַרʼârar · aw-rar'
H779 · Hebrew
H779 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to execrate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- [idiom] bitterly curse.
- Grammar
- אָר֣וּר — verb Qal, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:14Genesis 3:17Genesis 4:11Genesis 5:29Genesis 9:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אָרַר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.