ʾālā אָלָה ‘to swear’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

ʾālā v
1) to swear, curse
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to swear, take an oath (before God)
  1a2) to curse
 1b) (Hiphil)
  1b1) to put under oath, adjure
  1b2) to put under a curse