Strong's Greek · G685
G685 ará
ἀρά
ar-ah'
curse
Looking for Hebrew H685 ʼetsʻâdâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G685. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
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Definition
properly, prayer (as lifted to Heaven), i.e. (by implication) imprecation
In the King James Version
curse
Derivation
probably from G142 (αἴρω);
Appears 1 time in Scripture
““Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.””
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
