Lexical Summary charah: to burn or be kindled with anger Original Word: חָרָהTransliteration: charah Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-raw') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to burn or be kindled with anger Meaning: to glow, grow warm, to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy Strong's Concordance be angry, burn, be displeased, earnestly, fret self, grieve, be wax hot, be incensed, A primitive root (compare charar); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy -- be angry, burn, be displeased, X earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, X very, be wroth. See tacharah. see HEBREW charar see HEBREW tacharah Brown-Driver-Briggs H2734. charah חָרָה verb burn, be kindled, of anger (Aramaic חרי Pa`el cause, fire to burn (rare); Zinjirli חרא anger, NöZMG 1893, 98. 103; Arabic burning sensation, in throat, etc., from rage and pain) — Qal Perfect ׳ח Genesis 4:6 20t.; Imperfect יֶחֱרֶה Exodus 32:11 2t.; יִ֫חַר Genesis 18:30 7t.; וַיִּ֫חַר 4:5 46t.; Infinitive absolute חָרֹה 1 Samuel 20:7; construct חֲרוֺת 2 Samuel 24:1; Psalm 124:3; — 1 of man: a. אף חרה (one's) anger was kindled, burned Genesis 39:19; Numbers 22:27 (J), Exodus 32:19, 22 (JE), Judges 9:30; 14:19; 1 Samuel 11:6; Job 32:2, 5; with בְּ against Genesis 30:2 (E), 44:18 (J), 1 Samuel 17:28; 20:30; 2 Samuel 12:5; 2 Chronicles 25:10; Psalm 124:3; Job 32:2-3, with אֶל Numbers 24:10 (E). b. impersonal, אף omitted; לְ חרה it was kindled for (him) he burned with anger Genesis 31:36 (E), 4:5-6, 34:7; Numbers 16:15 (J), 1 Samuel 15:11 (read perhaps וַיֵּצֶר, Weir in Dr), 18:8; 20:7 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 3:8; 6:8 = 1 Chronicles 13:11; 2 Samuel 13:21; 19:43; Nehemiah 3:33; Nehemiah 4:1; 5:6; Jonah 4:1, 4, 9 (twice in verse); insert לדוד ויחר 2 Samuel 11:22 ᵐ5 We Dr; ׳ח בְּעֵינֵי Genesis 31:35; 45:5 (E). 2 of God: a. ׳ח אף Exodus 22:23; Numbers 22:22 (E), 11:1, 10; 32:10 (J); with בְּ Exodus 4:14; 32:10; Numbers 12:9; Deuteronomy 31:17 (J), 6:15; 7:4; 11:17; 29:26; Joshua 23:16 (D), Judges 6:39; 2 Samuel 6:7 = 1 Chronicles 13:10; Hosea 8:5; 2 Kings 23:26; 2 Chronicles 25:15; Job 42:7; בְּעַם Exodus 32:11; Numbers 11:33 (J), Isaiah 5:25; Psalm 106:40; בישׂראל Numbers 25:3; 32:13 (JE); Judges 2:14, 20; 3:8; 10:7; 2 Samuel 24:1; 2 Kings 13:3; ישׂראל בבני Joshua 7:1 (R); אף בנהרים, omitted, Habakkuk 3:8; with עַל Zechariah 10:3. b. לְ חרה Genesis 18:30, 32 (J) 2 Samuel 22:8 = Psalm 18:8. — Note: חרה not in HP (who use קצף); nor in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isa2, Proverbs or poetry of Job. Niph`al Perfect נִחֲרוּֿ followed by בְּ Song of Solomon 1:6 (according to Böii. 379 De Kö1. 551) be angry with; Participle בְּ הַנֶּחֱרִים ׳כֹּל all that are incensed against (thee) Isaiah 41:11, so 45:24. Hiph`il Perfect הֶחֱזִיק הֶחֱרָה Nehemiah 3:20 burned with zeal (?) in repairing, but ᵐ5 omit החרה; probably dittograph; Imperfect אַמּוֺ עָלַי וַיַּחַר Job 19:11 and kindled his anger against me. Hithpa`el Imperfect תִּתְחַר אַל Psalm 37:1; 37:7; 37:8; Proverbs 24:19 heat oneself in vexation. — The following forms are somewhat dubious: Imperfect2masculine singular אֶתהַֿסּוּסִים תְּתַחֲרֶה אֵיךְ Jeremiah 12:5 how canst thou hotly contend (in a race) with the horses ? Participle בָאָ֑רֶז מְתַחֲרֶה אַתָּה כִּי 22:15 because thou strivest eagerly (to excel) in cedar; explained as Tiph`el by Thes Ges§ 55, 5 Ew§ 122 a Ol§ 255 a Sta§ 159 b Köi. p. 557 and others, and regarded by most as a rare causative stem; but ag. existence of Tiph`el see BaNB § 180 a; ZMG 1894, 20; Ba regards the form as denominative (from a noun formed by ת preform., compare Aramaic contention); SS would point as Hithpa`el [compare Syriac contend with, contention], although meaning of Hithpa`el is different, see above |
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