Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼâlâh

aw-law'

אָלָה

What it means

an imprecation

Where it comes from

from ʼâlâh (אָלָה)

How the King James translates it

  • oath12
  • curse9
  • curses5
  • cursing4
  • swearing2
  • execration2

Every place it appears 34

Genesis24:4126:28
Leviticus5:1
1 Kings8:31
2 Chronicles6:2234:24
Nehemiah10:29
Psalms10:759:12
Proverbs29:24
Isaiah24:6
Daniel9:11
Zechariah5:3
ʼâlâh (H423) — Hebrew word meaning “an imprecation”