Original Language Studio
Malachi 3:9
“Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מְאֵרָהmᵉʼêrâh · meh-ay-raw'
H3994 · Hebrew
H3994 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an execration
- Derivation
- from H779 (אָרַר);
- KJV renderings
- curse.
- Grammar
- בַּ — preposition with definite article
- מְּאֵרָה֙ — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 28:20Proverbs 3:33Proverbs 28:27Malachi 2:2
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 מְאֵרָה 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.