Strong's Concordance
Original word: אָלָה
Transliteration: alah
Definition (short): take
Definition (full): to adjure, imprecate
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin: a prim. root
Definition: to swear, curse
NASB Translation: oaths (1), put the under oath (1), swearing (1), take (2), takes an oath (2), under oath (1), uttered a curse (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
A primitive root; properly, to adjure, i.e. (usually in a bad sense) imprecate -- adjure, curse, swear.
References
KJV:
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
NASB:
He said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse in my hearing, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD."
KJV:
And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food.
NASB:
Now the men of Israel were hard-pressed on that day, for Saul had put the people under oath, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food before evening, and until I have avenged myself on my enemies." So none of the people tasted food.