Lexicon
תַּאֲלָה
ta.a.lah
H8381
H:N-F Hebrew

curse

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ta.a.lah denotes the curse invoked upon those addressed in Lamentations 3:65.

The attested use denotes the curse placed upon those addressed, in the request that it be upon them in Lamentations 3:65.

Senses in use

  1. Curse invoked upon others · dominant

    In Lamentations 3:65, the construct-form noun occurs in the request that a covering be given over their heart; the APB renders the following clause, “your curse upon them.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 3:65, the APB presents the clause as “your curse upon them.” This confirms the verse-level sense without isolating every element of the Hebrew clause.

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