Quick Definition
to swear
Strong's Definition
properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: adjure, curse, swear.
TWOT Reference: 94
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אָלָה
âlâh
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 94
Total KJV Occurrences: 6