Meerah מְאֵרָה
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| מְאֵרָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | meerah |
| Strong's number | H3994 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | curse |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (2) |
Meerah (Hebrew מְאֵרָה, Strong's H3994) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “curse”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
curse
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | curse (4), cursing (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | curse (3), curses (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Meerah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 28:20The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.The LORD will send curses upon you, confusion and reproof in all to which you put your hand, until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the wickedness you have committed in forsaking Him.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- Proverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
Malachi
- Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.
- Malachi 3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).