Word Study · Strong's H3994 · Hebrew
מְאֵרָה
meerah
meh-ay-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mᵉʼêrâh
“an execration”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an execration
Rendered in the KJV as
curse.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- בַּמְּאֵרָה֙1
- הַמְּאֵרָ֤ה1
- הַמְּאֵרָ֔ה1
- מְאֵרֽוֹת׃1
- מְאֵרַ֣ת1
How it is rendered · 4
- the curse2
- [the] curse of1
- curses1
- with the curse1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 2
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
- HRd/Ncfsa · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Proverbs carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 3:33מְאֵרַ֣תmeeratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.here: [the] curse of
- Proverbs 28:27מְאֵרֽוֹת׃meerotnoun · feminine pluralWhoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.here: curses
Malachi2 occurrences
- Malachi 2:2הַמְּאֵרָ֔הhameerahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularIf you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.here: the curse
- Malachi 3:9בַּמְּאֵרָה֙bameerahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularYou are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.here: with the curse