Lexical Definition

‎קְלָלָה‎ qᵉlâlâh (kel-aw-law') curse ^H:N-F
from ‎קָלַל‎

(ac-) curse(-d, -ing).

• vilification

1) curse, vilification, execration

See Greek: ἀρά · κατάρα

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קְלָלָה‎₃₃ noun feminine curse; — absolute‎׳‎‎ק‎ Gen 27:12 +; construct ‎קִלְלַת‎ Judg 9:57 +; suffix ‎קִלְלָֽתְךָ‎ Gen 27:13, ‎קִלְלָתוֺ‎ 2Sam 16:22 (van d. H. Kt ‎קללתי‎, so We Dr Löhr); plural ‎קְלָלוֺת‎ Deut 28:15; Deut 28:45 — curse, Gen 27:12; Gen 27:13(J); often opposed to ‎בְּרָכָה‎, Deut 11:26; Deut 11:28; Deut 23:6* = Neh 13:2, + 8 t. Deuteronomy; Josh 8:34 (D), Judg 9:57; Ps 109:17; Ps 109:18; Prov 27:14 ‎קִלְלַת חִנָּם‎ Prov 26:2 a groundless curse, compare 2Sam 16:12 ‎קְלָלָה נִמְרֶצֶת‎1Kgs 2:8 a grievous curse; = a formula of cursing Jer 29:22 = object of curse, ‎קִלְלַת אֱלֹהִים תָּלוּי‎ Deut 21:23, ‎שַׁמָּה‎ ‎וּקְלָלָה‎ 2Kgs 22:19, compare Jer 24:9; Jer 25:18 + 6 t. Jeremiah; Zech 8:13.

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