זָעַםzâʻam

be indignant

Pronunciation: zaw-am' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2194

Meanings

1. be indignant, have indignation (Daniel 11:30; Psalms 7:12; Isaiah 66:14)

2. express indignation in speech, denounce, curse (Proverbs 24:24; Numbers 23:7; Numbers 23:8)

Niph`al: stirred with indignation (Proverbs 25:23)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 23:7 This was the message Balaam delivered: “Balak summoned me to come from Aram; the king of Moab brought me from the eastern hills. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘curse Jacob for me! Come and announce Israel’s doom.’
  • Numbers 23:8 But how can I curse those whom God has not cursed? How can I condemn those whom the Lord has not condemned?
  • Psalms 7:11 God is an honest judge. He is angry with the wicked every day.
  • Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of an immoral woman is a dangerous trap; those who make the Lord angry will fall into it.
  • Proverbs 24:24 A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
  • Proverbs 25:23 As surely as a north wind brings rain, so a gossiping tongue causes anger!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).