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title: קְלָלָה — curse · The Tanakh dictionary
description: קְלָלָה (7045), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 33 times: curse. BDB 1906: n.f. curse. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# קְלָלָה

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«קְלָלָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **curse** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 33 times · **Key:** 7045 · **BDB:** קְלָלָה

### Glosses

curse (17); a.curse (12); curses (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

curse [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7045/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.f. curse [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7045/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** n.f. curse;—abs. ק׳ Gn 27:12 +; cstr. קִלְלַת Ju 9:57 +; sf. קִלְלָֽתְךָ Gn 27:13, קִלְלָתוֹ 2 S 16:12 (van d. H. Kt קללתי, so We Dr Löhr); pl. קְלָלוֹת Dt 28:15, 45;—curse, Gn 27:12, 13 (J); often opp. בְּרָכָה, Dt 11:26, 28; 23:6 = Ne 13:2, + 8 times Dt., Jos 8:34 (D), Ju 9:57 ψ 109:17, 18 Pr 27:14; קִלְלַת חִנָּם Pr 26:2 a groundless curse, cf. 2 S 16:12; קְלָלָה נִמְרֶצֶת 1 K 2:8 a grievous curse; = a formula of cursing Je 29:22; = object of curse, קִלְלַת אֱלֹהִים תָּלוּי Dt 21:23, שַׁמָּה וּקְלָלָה 2 K 22:19, cf. Je 24:9; 25:18 + 6 times Je, Zc 8:13.

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 22 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «קְלָלָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1511/7045/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Deuteronomy 11:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.11.26/)

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רְאֵ֗ה אָנֹכִ֛י נֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם בְּרָכָ֖ה וּקְלָלָֽה׃

*Word for word:* see I \[am\].setting before you this day a.blessing and a.curse

*JPS 1917:* Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse:

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[Proverbs 27:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.27.14/)

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מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀ בְּק֣וֹל גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב לֽוֹ׃

*Word for word:* \[one.who\].blesses neighbor his with a.voice great in the morning rising.early a.curse it.is.reckoned to him

*JPS 1917:* He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

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