What Does the Bible Mean by Curse?

1 : to call upon divine power to send harm or evil upon He cursed his enemies. 2 : swear sense 1. 3 : to bring unhappiness or evil upon : afflict.

What is the word curse in Hebrew?

The Hebrew word for blessing is ברכה . Its opposite, a curse, is קללה . ... To curse is the active-intensive פיעל verb לקלל : לא כדאי לקלל – הקללה רק חוזרת אליך.

What is the curse of God?

The narrative of the curse of Cain is found in the text of Genesis 4:11–16. The curse was the result of Cain murdering his brother, Abel, and lying about the murder to God. When Cain spilled his brother's blood, the earth became cursed as soon as the blood hit the ground.