H0423

אָלָה

a.lahH:N-F

oath

1) oath 2) oath of covenant 3) curse 3a) from God 3b) from men 4) execration

The KJV translates H0423 in the following manner:

oath (28x), curse (18x), curses (10x), cursing (8x), execration (4x), swearing (4x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אָלָה noun feminine oath Gen 26:28 +; suffix אָלָתִי, אָלָתוֺ Gen 24:11 + (4 t.); plural אָלוֺת Deut 29:20 + (4 t).

1. oath in testimony Lev 5:1; Num 5:21 (twice in verse) (P) Prov 29:23 בא באלה come into an oath Neh 10:30 הביא באלה bring into an oath Ezek 17:13 נשׂא אלה 1Kgs 8:31 ( = 2Chr 6:22).

2. oath of convenant Gen 24:41 (twice in verse); Gen 26:28 (J) Deut 29:11; Deut 29:13 בזה אלה despise an oath Ezek 16:59; Ezek 17:16; Ezek 17:18; Ezek 17:19.

3. curse (a) from God Num 5:23 (P) Deut 29:18; Deut 29:19; Deut 29:20; Deut 30:7; Deut 2:24;
(b) from men Job 31:30; Ps 10:7; Ps 59:13.

4. execration in the phrase היה לאלה become an execration Num 5:27 (P) Jer 29:18; Jer 42:18; Jer 44:12.

25 occurrences

Genesis (2), Leviticus (1), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (1), I Kings (1), II Chronicles (2), Job (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Ezekiel (5), Daniel (1), Zechariah (1)