'alah

aw-law'
Parts of Speech Verb

'alah Definition

  1. to swear, curse
    1. (Qal)
      1. to swear, take an oath (before God)
      2. to curse
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to put under oath, adjure
      2. to put under a curse
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
hla
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
0422
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 94

KJV Word Usage

swear
4
curse
1
adjure
1
Total
6

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for 'alah". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .