TBESH · H0422
אָלָה · a.lah · to swear
1) to swear, curse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to swear, take an oath (before God) 1a2) to curse 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to put under oath, adjure 1b2) to put under a curse
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a.lah H422
אָלָה (a.lah) means “to swear” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
אָלָה Hebrew · H422 7 tagged occurrences in 6 verses
Pronunciation guide: aw-law' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate
KJV glosses: adjure, curse, swear.
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How translators render H422
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a curse | 1 |
| cursing | 1 |
| oaths | 1 |
| to take an oath | 1 |
| under an oath | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| by swearing | 1 |
| from thee about which thou cursedst | 1 |
| had adjured | 1 |
| swearing | 1 |
| upon him to cause him to swear | 1 |
| upon him to make him swear | 1 |
Verses containing H422
Page 1 of 1. 6 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Judges 17:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 14:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 8:31
· BSB · 2 occurrences
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
Read word by word - 2 Chronicles 6:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When a man sins against his neighbor and is required to take an oath, and he comes to take an oath before Your altar in this temple,
Read word by word - Hosea 4:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.
Read word by word - Hosea 10:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
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