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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

Mentioned in Judges 17:2 1 Samuel 14:24 1 Kings 8:31 Hosea 4:2, 10:4 2 Chronicles 6:22

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