תַּאֲלָה (taʾălâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning curse. It appears
1 time
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8381).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 94b)
Root family 94: אָלָהʾālâ — II, to swear, make a solemn oath. (RSV is generally better in translation than ASV, i.e. “laid an oath on” preferable to “adjured,” I Sam 14:24). The term is used in expressing solemn oaths between men and between God and man