- Original: מארה - Transliteration: M@erah - Phonetic: meh-ay-raw' - Definition: 1. curse - Origin: from H779 - TWOT entry: 168a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H779 ; an execration: - curse. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • curse, 4 Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 28:27; Malachi 2:2; Malachi 3:9 • cursing, 1 Deuteronomy 28:20