This rare verb appears only in Hosea 5:13, where it describes the failure of political solutions to heal Judah's 'wound.' The root conveys being freed from pain or disease, with Aramaic cognates supporting the healing sense. Hosea's metaphor is pointed: just as physical wounds require proper treatment, so Israel's spiritual-political crisis cannot be cured by Assyrian intervention. The negative context ('will not cure') emphasizes the futility of trusting foreign powers rather than returning to Yahweh, the true healer.