Deuteronomy 28:17

אָר֥וּר טַנְאֲךָ֖ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
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אָר֥וּר
אָר֥וּר
Root word cursed, curse, curseth, bitterly, cursest
Dictionary form: אָרַר · aw-RAHR

Verb — Qal, Participle Passive, masculine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" a settled state — try "___ed"

In the KJV here: cursed
cursed ×30 curse ×6 that causeth the curse ×6 and cursed ×3 are cursed ×2 and curse him ×1 art cursed ×1 but cursed ×1
More options
curse — Most versatile; fits narrative, legal, and poetic contexts.
invoke a curse on — Emphasizes the ritual or speech-act dimension.
place under a curse — Highlights the resulting state; good for legal passages.
condemn — Broader register; useful when curse feels too supernatural.
doom — Conveys finality and divine judgment; vivid in prophetic texts.
execrate — Formal/literary; fits solemn covenantal or liturgical contexts.

BDB782 H779

BDB781 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB783

[אָרַר] verb curse (Assyrian arâru ZimBP 68; on relation of meanings bind & curse in Assyrian see DlPr 101) —

Qal Perfect וְאָרוֺתִ֫י, אָרוֺתִיהָ Mal 2:2 Imperfect 2 masculine singular תָּאֹר Exod 22:27; Num 22:6; Num 22:12 אָאֹר Gen 12:3 Imperative אָ֫רָהֿ Num 22:6; Num 23:7 אוֺרוּ, אֹרוּ & Infinitive absolute אָרוֺר all Judg 5:23 Participle אֹרֲרֵי Job 3:8 אֹרֲרֶיךָ Gen 27:29; Num 24:9 אָרוּר Gen 3:14 + 36 t. etc.; — curse || בֵּרֵךְ bless, chiefly in poetic & legal sources of J E D & later imitations: Gen 12:3; Gen 27:29 (J) Num 22:6; Num 22:12; Num 23:7; Num 24:9 (E) Exod 22:27 (E) Mal 2:2 אֹרוּ אָרוֺר ישְׁבֶיהָ = curse for ever her inhabitants Judg 5:23 אֹרֲרֵי יוֺם cursers of the day (magicians whose imprecations made days unlucky) Job 3:8. Passive participle אָרוּר, chiefly as exclamation, || בָּרוּךְ Gen 3:14; Gen 3:17; Gen 4:11; Gen 9:25; Gen 27:29; Gen 49:7; Num 22:12; Num 24:9 (E, poetry) Deut 27:15-26; Judg 21:18; Judg 1:24; Judg 14:28; Judg 26:29; Jer 11:3; Jer 17:5; Jer 20:14; Jer 20:15; Jer 48:10 (twice in verse); Mal 1:14 אֲרוּרִים הַשֹּׁגִים מִמִּצְוֺתֶיךָ cursed be those who wander from thy commands Ps 119:21 (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Jerome De Ri), הָאֲרוּרָה הַזּאֹת this cursed woman 2Kgs 9:34. Niph`al Participle נֵאָרִים cursed Mal 3:9. Pi`el 3 masculine singular suffix אֵרֲרָהּ curse, lay under a curse Gen 5:29 (J); Participle הַמַּיִם הַמְאָרֲרִים the curse-bringing waters Num 5:18-27 (P 6 t. waters destroying the perjured adulteress drinking them). Hoph`al Imperfect יוּאָ֑ר be cursed Num 22:6 (E).

cursed, curse, curseth, bitterly, cursest
ʾārar
to execrate
  • to curse
    • (Qal)
      • to curse
        • "cursed be he (participle used pr in curses)
      (Niphal) to be cursed, cursed"(Piel) to curse, lay under a curse, put a curse on"(Hophal) to be made a curse, be cursed

טַנְאֲ ךָ֖
טַנְאֲ
Root word basket
ךָ֖
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: טֶנֶא · teh-NEH

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: shall be thy basket
shall be thy basket ×2 it in a basket ×1 the basket ×1
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basket — Most natural, universally understood rendering.
wicker basket — Highlights traditional woven construction material.
harvest basket — Contextually apt for agricultural/offering passages.
carrying basket — Emphasizes portability and everyday practical use.

BDB3354 H2935

BDB3353 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3355

טֶ֫נֶא noun masculineDeut 28:5 basket (Late Hebrew טְנִי is a large metal vessel) — absolute טֶ֫נֶא Deut 26:4, טֶ֑נֶא vDeut 26:2 suffix טַנְאֲךָ Deut 28:5; Deut 28:17 in all a receptacle for products of soil (in last two || מִשְׁאֶרֶת).

basket
ṭeneʾ
a basket (of interlaced osiers)
  • basket

וּ מִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽ ךָ
וּ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
מִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽ
Root word kneadingtroughs, store
ךָ
Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)
Dictionary form: מִשְׁאֶרֶת · mish-eh-RET

Noun — Common, feminine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: and thy store
and thy store ×2 and into thy kneadingtroughs ×1 their kneadingtroughs ×1
More options
kneading bowl — Most precise; prefer for Exodus plague/Passover contexts.
bread trough — Accessible modern term; emphasizes the container's purpose.
mixing bowl — Broader kitchen register; good for general audiences.
dough trough — Highlights the dough-stage content specifically.
food store — Use only when context favors the 'provisions' sense.

BDB4857 H4863

BDB4856 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4858

[מִשְׁאֶ֑רָת] noun feminine a household vessel, AV(Exodus), RV kneading-trough; vessel in which was dough before it was leavened (Exod 12:34) (hence usually derived from שְׂאֹר leaven (with שׂ — by error? — for שׂ), but this not certain; compare מַשְׂרֵת above); — only suffix מִשְׁאַרְתֶּ֑ךָ Deut 28:5; Deut 28:17 (both + טַנְאֲךָ); plural suffix מִשְׁאֲרוֺתֶיךָ, Exod 7:28 (J; + תַּנּוּרֶיךָ), מִשְׁאֲרֹתָם Exod 12:34 (E).

מְשֻׁבָה see מְשׁוּבָה. מִשְׁבְּצוֺת see שׁבץ

מַשְׂבֵּר, [מִשְׁבָּר] see שׁבר.

[מִשְׁבָּת] see שׁבת. מִשְׁגֶּה see שׁגה.

kneadingtroughs, store
mišʾeret
a kneading-trough (in which the dough rises)
  • kneading trough or bowl

The cantillation accents are the Masoretes' punctuation: each group below ends at a pausing accent. Translate a group as one unit.
אָר֥וּר טַנְאֲךָ֖ Tipeha — a lesser break וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ Silluq — end of the verse

אָרוּר טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃
17
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:5

בָּרוּךְ טַנְאֲךָ וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃
5
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Haggai 1:6

זְרַעְתֶּם הַרְבֵּה וְהָבֵא מְעָט אָכוֹל וְאֵין-לְשָׂבְעָה שָׁתוֹ וְאֵין-לְשָׁכְרָה לָבוֹשׁ וְאֵין-לְחֹם לוֹ וְהַמִּשְׂתַּכֵּר מִשְׂתַּכֵּר אֶל-צְרוֹר נָקֽוּב׃
6
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

Malachi 2:2

אִם-לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ וְאִם-לֹא תָשִׂימוּ עַל-לֵב לָתֵת כָּבוֹד לִשְׁמִי אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי בָכֶם אֶת-הַמְּאֵרָה וְאָרוֹתִי אֶת-בִּרְכֽוֹתֵיכֶם וְגַם אָרוֹתִיהָ כִּי אֵינְכֶם שָׂמִים עַל-לֵֽב׃
2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Proverbs 1:32

כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃
32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Psalms 69:22

יְהִֽי-שֻׁלְחָנָם לִפְנֵיהֶם לְפָח וְלִשְׁלוֹמִים לְמוֹקֵֽשׁ׃
22
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

Zechariah 5:3

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי זֹאת הָֽאָלָה הַיּוֹצֵאת עַל-פְּנֵי כָל-הָאָרֶץ כִּי כָל-הַגֹּנֵב מִזֶּה כָּמוֹהָ נִקָּה וְכָל-הַנִּשְׁבָּע מִזֶּה כָּמוֹהָ נִקָּֽה׃
3
Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it.

Luke 16:25

εἶπεν δὲ Ἀβραάμ· Τέκνον μνήσθητι ὅτι ἀπέλαβες σὺ τὰ ἀγαθά σου ἐν τῇ ζωῇ σου καὶ Λάζαρος ὁμοίως τὰ κακά· νῦν δὲ ὅδε παρακαλεῖται σὺ δὲ ὀδυνᾶσαι
25
But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
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