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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #3994 - מְאֵרָה

Transliteration

mᵉʼêrâh

Phonetics

meh-ay-raw'

Origin

from (H779)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

168a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

curse

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 640 ‑ ἀπορία (ap‑or‑ee'‑a); 2671 ‑ κατάρα (kat‑ar'‑ah);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

BSB (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

CSB (4)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

ESV (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

KJV (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

LEB (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

LSB (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

N95 (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

NAS (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

Deuteronomy 1

Proverbs 2

Malachi 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1457) r r (רר RR) AC: Flow CO: Spit AB: Curse

C) r r a (ארר ARR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Curse: One shows a cursing by spitting.

V) r r a (ארר ARR) - Curse: KJV (63): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hophal, Piel) curse - Strongs: H779 (אָרַר)

k^f1) e r r a m (מאררה MARRH) - Curse: [df: hram] KJV (5): curse, cursing - Strongs: H3994 (מְאֵרָה)

J) r f r (רור RWR) AC: Flow CO: ? AB: ?: The flowing of a liquid.

V) r f r (רור RWR) - Flow: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) run - Strongs: H7325 (רוּר)

M) r i r (ריר RYR) AC: ? CO: Spit AB: ?

N^m ) r i r (ריר RYR) - Slime: The slime of spit or an egg white. KJV (2): spittle, white - Strongs: H7388 (רִיר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

מְאֵרָה noun feminine a curse Deuteronomy 28:20; Malachi 2:2; Malachi 3:9; construct מְאֵרַת Proverbs 3:33; plural מְאֵרוֺת Proverbs 28:27.

אֲרָרִי see הֲרָרִי.

List of Word Forms

בַּמְּאֵרָה֙ במארה הַמְּאֵרָ֔ה הַמְּאֵרָ֤ה המארה מְאֵרַ֣ת מְאֵרֽוֹת׃ מארות׃ מארת bam·mə·’ê·rāh bammə’êrāh bammeeRah ham·mə·’ê·rāh hammə’êrāh hammeeRah mə’êraṯ mə’êrōwṯ mə·’ê·raṯ mə·’ê·rō·wṯ meeRat meeRot