Lexical Definition

‎אָלָה‎ ʼâlâh (aw-law') oath ^H:N-F
from ‎אָלָה‎

curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing.

• an imprecation

1) oath
2) oath of covenant
3) curse
3a) from God
3b) from men
4) execration

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָלָה‎ noun feminine oath Gen 26:28 +; suffix ‎אָלָתִי‎, ‎אָלָתוֺ‎ Gen 24:11 + (4 t.); plural ‎אָלוֺת‎ Deut 29:20* + (4 t).

1. oath in testimony Lev 5:1; Num 5:21 (twice in verse) (P) Prov 29:23 ‎בא‎ ‎באלה‎ come into an oath Neh 10:30* ‎הביא באלה‎ bring into an oath Ezek 17:13 ‎נשׂא אלה‎ 1Kgs 8:31 ( = 2Chr 6:22).

2. oath of convenant Gen 24:41 (twice in verse); Gen 26:28 (J) Deut 29:11*; Deut 29:13* ‎בזה אלה‎ despise an oath Ezek 16:59; Ezek 17:16; Ezek 17:18; Ezek 17:19.

3. curse (a) from God Num 5:23 (P) Deut 29:18*; Deut 29:19*; Deut 29:20*; Deut 30:7; Deut 2:24;
(b) from men Job 31:30; Ps 10:7; Ps 59:13*.

4. execration in the phrase ‎היה לאלה‎ become an execration Num 5:27 (P) Jer 29:18; Jer 42:18; Jer 44:12.

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