The Hebrew verb to curse God

[TonyChanYT]

Genesis 12:

3 I will bless [H1288] those who bless [H1288] you, and him who dishonors you I will curse [H779], and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed [H1288].”

The verb H1288 appears 330 times. It is used positively all the time except on seven occasions: 1 Kings 21:10, 13; Job 1:5,11; Job 2:5,9; Psalm 10:3.

Psalm 10:

3 For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses[H1288] and renounces the LORD.

On all these 7 occasions, the object of cursing is God. The usual H799-curse is never used to curse God. In the OT, when someone curses God, he literally H1288-blesses God. Only the context reveals the negative connotation.

 

[Jim C]

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