Arur (ארור) means cursed in Hebrew.
It can also mean damned. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
cursed, damned
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Arur.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מקולל.
וְעַתָּה אָרוּר אָתָּה מִן-הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר פָּצְתָה אֶת-פִּיהָ לָקַחַת אֶת-דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ מִיָּדֶךָ
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Arur is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- אָרוּר
- Written without vowel points
- ארור
- Said
- arur
- Root
- א־ר־ר
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- אֲרוּרִים
- Feminine form
- אֲרוּרָה
- Inflections
- נ' אֲרוּרָה, ר' אֲרוּרִים, נ"ר אֲרוּרוֹת
- Gematria
- 407
This is how Arur is said in other languages.
- English
- cursed, damned
These words mean nearly the same as Arur.
- מקולל
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Arur.
- ברוך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Arur.
These words come before and after Arur in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Arur.
What does Arur (ארור) mean in Hebrew?
Arur (ארור) means cursed and damned. It is said arur, with the stress on rur.
What is a synonym for Arur (ארור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Arur (ארור) are מקולל.
What is the opposite of Arur (ארור)?
Words that mean the opposite of Arur (ארור) are ברוך.
What rhymes with Arur (ארור)?
Words that rhyme with Arur (ארור) include כדור, יצור, דיבור, ציבור, אור, and אור.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ארור of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.