Words the Bible translates as cursing
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- kataraκατάραa curse: a pronouncement calling down ruin on someone, and the doomed condition that pronouncement creates
- qelalahקְלָלָהa curse: words that call down harm, the doom they bring, and the disgrace of becoming a byword
- me'erahמְאֵרָהa curse that takes effect: the blight that settles on someone's work, land, or household and drains it of any increase
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Every English meaning beginning with C is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.