חָרָהchârâh
burn, be kindled
Pronunciation: khaw-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2734
Meanings
Qal
1. of man
a. anger was kindled, burned, against (Genesis 39:19; Numbers 22:27; Exodus 32:19)
b. it was kindled for, he burned with anger (Genesis 31:36; Genesis 4:5; Genesis 4:6)
2. of God
Niph`al: be angry with (Song of Solomon 1:6; Isaiah 41:11; Isaiah 45:24)
Hiph`il: burned with zeal, in repairing (Nehemiah 3:20; Job 19:11)
Hithpa`el: heat oneself in vexation (Psalms 37:1; Psalms 37:7; Psalms 37:8)
Same root
- חָרַרchârar · H2787to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)
- חַרְהֲיָהCharhăyâh · H2736Charhajah, an Israelite
- חָרוֹןchârôwn · H2740a burning of anger
- חֳרִיchŏrîy · H2750a burning (i.e. intense) anger
- תַּחֲרָאtachărâʼ · H8473a linen corslet (as white or hollow)
- תַּחָרָהtachârâh · H8474to vie with a rival
Where it appears
Appears 91 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 4:5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
- Genesis 4:6 “Why are you so angry?” the Lord asked Cain. “Why do you look so dejected?
- Genesis 18:30 “Please don’t be angry, my Lord,” Abraham pleaded. “Let me speak—suppose only thirty righteous people are found?” And the Lord replied, “I will not destroy it if I find thirty.”
- Genesis 18:32 Finally, Abraham said, “Lord, please don’t be angry with me if I speak one more time. Suppose only ten are found there?” And the Lord replied, “Then I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
- Genesis 30:2 Then Jacob became furious with Rachel. “Am I God?” he asked. “He’s the one who has kept you from having children!”
- Genesis 31:35 she said to her father, “Please, sir, forgive me if I don’t get up for you. I’m having my monthly period.” So Laban continued his search, but he could not find the household idols.
See every passage
- Genesis 4:5, 4:6, 18:30, 18:32, 30:2, 31:35, 31:36, 34:7, 39:19, 44:18, 45:5
- Exodus 4:14, 22:24, 32:10, 32:11, 32:19, 32:22
- Numbers 11:1, 11:10, 11:33, 12:9, 16:15, 22:22, 22:27, 24:10, 25:3, 32:10, 32:13
- Deuteronomy 6:15, 7:4, 11:17, 29:27, 31:17
- Joshua 7:1, 23:16
- Judges 2:14, 2:20, 3:8, 6:39, 9:30, 10:7, 14:19
- 1 Samuel 11:6, 15:11, 17:28, 18:8, 20:7, 20:30
- 2 Samuel 3:8, 6:7, 6:8, 12:5, 13:21, 19:42, 22:8, 24:1
- 2 Kings 13:3, 23:26
- 1 Chronicles 13:10, 13:11
- 2 Chronicles 25:10, 25:15
- Nehemiah 3:20, 4:1, 4:7, 5:6
- Job 19:11, 32:2, 32:3, 32:5, 42:7
- Psalms 18:7, 37:1, 37:7, 37:8, 106:40, 124:3
- Proverbs 24:19
- Song of Solomon 1:6
- Isaiah 5:25, 41:11, 45:24
- Hosea 8:5
- Jonah 4:1, 4:4, 4:9
- Habakkuk 3:8
- Zechariah 10:3
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).