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It is used in contexts where an individual or group seeks to bring about misfortune or divine retribution on another. The term is often associated with formal or ritualistic pronouncements of curses.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, words were believed to have powerful effects, and cursing was a serious act that could invoke the intervention of deities. The Israelites, like their neighbors, understood the power of spoken words, and curses were often seen as binding and potent. The act of cursing was sometimes linked to legal or covenantal contexts, where breaking an agreement could result in curses being pronounced.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to utter a curse against, curse<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>blasphemed (1), curse (10), curse them at all (1), cursed (2).<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> II. [<font class="hebrew2">קָבַב</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>utter a curse against, curse</b></font> (compare [<font class="hebrew2">ב</font>] <font class="hebrew2">יקו</font> Ecclus 41:7); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>curse</em>, with accusative, usually person: <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">קַכֹּה</font> (Ges<sup>§ 58d</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-8.htm">Numbers 23:8</a>; 2masculine singular suffix consecutive <font class="hebrew2">וְקַכֹּתוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-27.htm">Numbers 23:27</a>; <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּקֹּב</font> (Ges<sup>§ 67g</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/leviticus/24-11.htm">Leviticus 24:11</a> (with accusative <font class="hebrew2">אֶתהַֿשֵּׁם</font>); 2 masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">תִּקֳּבֶנּוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-25.htm">Numbers 23:25</a> (+ Infinitive absolute); 1 singular <font class="hebrew2">אֶקֹּב</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-8.htm">Numbers 23:8</a> (object omitted); <font class="hebrew2">וָאֶקּוֺב נָוֵהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/5-3.htm">Job 5:3</a> (probably corrupt; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Du read <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּדְקַב</font>, compare Me Bi Siegf Beer; <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּמָּקֵד</font> Bu; <font class="hebrew2">וַיוּקַב</font> Che<sup>JQ July, 1897, 575</sup>; <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּבֹּק</font> Bev<sup>JPhil, xxvi. 308</sup> (compare <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1,3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-2.htm">Jeremiah 51:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/nahum/2-3.htm">Nahum 2:3</a>)); 3masculine plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">יִקְּבֻהוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/3-8.htm">Job 3:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-26.htm">Proverbs 11:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/24-24.htm">Proverbs 24:24</a>; <em>Imperative</em> masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">קָֽבָהלִּֿי</font> (Ges<sup>§ 67p</sup> Kö<sup>i. 329 ff.</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-11.htm">Numbers 22:11</a>,17, suffix 3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וְקָבְנרֹלִי</font> (Ges<sup>§ 67o</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-13.htm">Numbers 23:13</a> (all J E; all + <font class="hebrew2">לִי</font> as dativus commodi [dative of benefit], so also <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-27.htm">Numbers 23:27</a> see <em>Perfect</em> above); <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">קֹב</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-25.htm">Numbers 23:25</a> (+ Imperfect); <em>Infinitive construct</em> <font class="hebrew2">לָקֹב</font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-11.htm">Numbers 23:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/24-10.htm">Numbers 24:10</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">קבה</font> (√ of following (compare Dl<sup>Pr 113</sup> Kö<sup>ii.1, 185</sup>): Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086605.gif"> <em>echinus</em>, i.e. <em>stomachi pars pelliculata</em>; Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086609.gif"> <em>is collect, contain</em>, water, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086610.gif"> <em>cistern</em>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086611.gif"> <em>have dropsy</em>; Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">קֵבָה</font> = Biblical Hebrew) <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>curse <p>A primitive root; to scoop out, i.e. (figuratively) to malign or execrate (i.e. Stab with words) -- X at all, curse. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ וְקָבְנוֹ־ וקבנו־ וקבתו לָקֹ֤ב לקב קַבֹּ֖ה קָֽבָה־ קֹ֖ב קב קבה קבה־ kabBoh kavah ko lā·qōḇ laKo lāqōḇ qā·ḇāh- qab·bōh qāḇāh- qabbōh qōḇ vekabBotov vekavenov wə·qā·ḇə·nōw- wə·qab·bō·ṯōw wəqabbōṯōw wəqāḇənōw-<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/numbers/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 22:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַתָּ֗ה לְכָ֤ה <b> קָֽבָה־ </b> לִּי֙ אֹת֔וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> come, <span class="itali">curse</span> them for me; perhaps<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> come <span class="itali">now, curse</span> me them; peradventure I shall be able<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now come <span class="itali">curse</span> perhaps may be able<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/22-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 22:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּלְכָה־ נָּא֙ <b> קָֽבָה־ </b> לִּ֔י אֵ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> come <span class="itali">then, curse</span> this<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto me: come <span class="itali">therefore, I pray thee, curse</span> me this people.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> come Please <span class="itali">curse</span> people this<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/23-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 23:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶקֹּ֔ב לֹ֥א <b> קַבֹּ֖ה </b> אֵ֑ל וּמָ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> How <span class="itali">shall I curse</span> whom God<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> whom God <span class="itali">hath not cursed?</span> or how shall I defy,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> curse shall I <span class="itali">curse</span> God How<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 23:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָשִׂ֖יתָ לִ֑י <b> לָקֹ֤ב </b> אֹיְבַי֙ לְקַחְתִּ֔יךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to me? I took <span class="itali">you to curse</span> my enemies,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto me? I took <span class="itali">thee to curse</span> mine enemies,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> What done <span class="itali">to curse</span> enemies took<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/23-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 23:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֣א תִרְאֶ֑ה <b> וְקָבְנוֹ־ </b> לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> all <span class="itali">of them; and curse</span> them for me from there.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> part of them, and shalt not see <span class="itali">them all: and curse</span> me them from thence.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and will not see <span class="itali">and curse</span> there<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/23-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 23:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בִּלְעָ֔ם גַּם־ <b> קֹ֖ב </b> לֹ֣א תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Balaam, <span class="itali">Do not curse them at all</span> nor<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Neither curse <span class="itali">them at all,</span> nor bless<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Balaam not <span class="itali">curse</span> nor curse<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 23:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּעֵינֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים <b> וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ </b> לִ֖י מִשָּֽׁם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with God <span class="itali">that you curse</span> them for me from there.<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God <span class="itali">that thou mayest curse</span> me them from thence.<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> affliction God <span class="itali">you curse</span> there<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 24:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ בִּלְעָ֗ם <b> לָקֹ֤ב </b> אֹֽיְבַי֙ קְרָאתִ֔יךָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I called <span class="itali">you to curse</span> my enemies,<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I called <span class="itali">thee to curse</span> mine enemies,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> against to Balaam <span class="itali">to curse</span> enemies called<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6895.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6895.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6895<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kabboh_6895.htm">qab·bōh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kavah_6895.htm">qā·ḇāh- — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ko_6895.htm">qōḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lako_6895.htm">lā·qōḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekabbotov_6895.htm">wə·qab·bō·ṯōw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekavenov_6895.htm">wə·qā·ḇə·nōw- — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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