Numbers 24:9:10Num.24.9.W10TAB
אָרֽוּר׃
arur
“are cursed”
- Transliteration
- a-RUR
- Extended
- aa-RUUR
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈruːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- are cursed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
a-RUR
- clause
me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
- sentence
ka-RA sha-KHAV ka-a-RI u-khe-la-VI MI ye-ki-ME-nu me-va-ra-KHE-kha ba-RUKH ve-or-re-RE-kha a-RUR
Exegesis
The participial clauses mevarakhekha {מְבָרֲכֶיךָ | mə-vā-ră-ḵê-ḵā} ‘those who bless you’ and ve-orrekha {וְאֹרְרֶיךָ | wə-’ō-rre-ḵê-ḵā} ‘and those who curse you’ are followed by the Qal passive participles barukh {בָּרוּךְ | bārûḵ} ‘blessed’ and arur {אָרוּר | ’ārûr} ‘cursed’. This parallel blessing–curse structure frames the verse with covenantal assurance, emphasizing that blessing Israel brings favor while cursing Israel brings judgment.
Root and etymology
ארר’-R-R
“to curse; bind to misfortune”
In context — Numbers 24:9
He crouched and lay down like a lion, and like a lioness—who will rouse him? Those who bless you are blessed , and those who curse you are cursed .
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Numbers 24:9, so the Hebrew word אָרֽוּר׃ (arur) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.24.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.9.W10.S1) and character.