me.e.rah denotes a curse pronounced or experienced as adverse judgment, including one set on people, houses, or conduct.

The attested use consistently concerns a curse as an adverse consequence or pronouncement: it is sent upon those whose deeds provoke it, described as resting on the wicked household, and received in connection with withholding from the poor.

1. Adverse curse pronounced or incurred · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 28:20, the singular absolute form occurs among what the LORD will send because of evil deeds. In Malachi 2:2 and Malachi 3:9, the APB renders the clauses with “the curse” and “cursed with a curse” in warnings tied to failure to honor the name and to robbing God. Proverbs 3:33 places the construct singular on the house of the wicked, while Proverbs 28:27 uses the plural for the many curses received by one who shuts his eyes to the poor.

   Deuteronomy 28:20Malachi 2:2Malachi 3:9Proverbs 28:27Proverbs 3:33

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the term with “curse” or “curses,” and in Malachi 3:9 uses the phrase “cursed with a curse.” These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a separate nuance for each form.