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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 718. אֲרוּ (aru) -- To curse, to imprecate</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/718.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/daniel/7-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/718.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 718</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/717.htm" title="717">◄</a> 718. aru <a href="../hebrew/719.htm" title="719">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">aru: To curse, to imprecate</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אֲרוּ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Interjection<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>aruw<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-roo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ar-oo')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To curse, to imprecate<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>lo!<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָרָה (arah), which means "to pluck" or "to gather."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with cursing is καταράομαι (kataraomai), Strong's Greek #2672, which also means to curse or to wish evil upon someone.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "aru" is primarily used in the context of invoking a curse or expressing a wish for misfortune upon someone or something. It is a strong term that conveys the idea of calling down divine judgment or expressing a solemn wish for harm.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, words carried significant power, and to curse someone was not taken lightly. Curses were often seen as binding and could invoke the divine to act against the cursed individual. The act of cursing was sometimes used in legal contexts or as a form of divine retribution. The Israelites were cautioned against cursing others, especially those in authority or their fellow countrymen, as it was considered a serious offense against God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>lo!<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>behold (5).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אֲרוּ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>interjection</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lo</b></font> (of uncertain derivation: only Biblical Aramaic (? Nabataean, see CIS<sup>ii. 186</sup>); <font class="hebrew2">אֲלוּ</font>, and Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">הֲרֵי</font> <em>see! Here!</em> Ab <a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-4.htm">Daniel 3:4</a> and elsewhere, are perhaps allied), <font class="hebrew2">וַאֲרוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-2.htm">Daniel 7:2</a> <font class="hebrew2">חָוֵי הֲוֵית ֗֗֗ וַאֲרוּ</font>, <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-5.htm">Daniel 7:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm">Daniel 7:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-7.htm">Daniel 7:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-13.htm">Daniel 7:13</a>, always in description of a vision (compare <font class="hebrew2">אֲלוּ</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>behold,lo <p>(Aramaic) probably akin to <a href="/hebrew/431.htm">'aluw</a>; lo! -- behold,lo. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/431.htm">'aluw</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַאֲר֗וּ וַאֲר֣וּ וַאֲר֤וּ וַאֲרוּ֙ וארו vaaRu wa’ărū wa·’ă·rū<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִם־ לֵֽילְיָ֑א <b> וַאֲר֗וּ </b> אַרְבַּע֙ רוּחֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by night, <span class="itali">and behold,</span> the four<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by night, <span class="itali">and, behold,</span> the four winds<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by night <span class="itali">and behold</span> the four winds<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַאֲר֣וּ </b> חֵיוָה֩ אָחֳרִ֨י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">And behold,</span> another beast,<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And behold</span> another beast,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">and behold</span> beast another<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית <b> וַאֲר֤וּ </b> אָֽחֳרִי֙ כִּנְמַ֔ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> looking, <span class="itali">and behold,</span> another<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I beheld, <span class="itali">and lo</span> another,<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> looking kept <span class="itali">and behold</span> another A leopard<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֗א <b> וַאֲר֣וּ </b> חֵיוָ֣ה [רְבִיעָיָה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> visions, <span class="itali">and behold,</span> a fourth<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> visions, <span class="itali">and behold</span> a fourth<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> visions the night <span class="itali">and behold</span> beast fourth<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֔א <b> וַאֲרוּ֙ </b> עִם־ עֲנָנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> visions, <span class="itali">And behold,</span> with the clouds<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> visions, <span class="itali">and, behold,</span> [one] like the Son<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> visions the night <span class="itali">and behold</span> with the clouds<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_718.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_718.htm">Strong's Hebrew 718<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a 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