Word Study · Strong's H2734 · Hebrew
חָרָה
charah
khaw-raw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chârâh
“to glow or grow warm”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
Rendered in the KJV as
be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).
- 91occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 21 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 39inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 91 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 39
- וַיִּֽחַר־24
- וַיִּ֥חַר7
- וַיִּ֣חַר5
- חָרָ֣ה5
- וַיִּ֤חַר3
- וַיִּ֖חַר3
- חָ֥רָה3
- יִ֤חַר3
- וְחָרָ֣ה2
- וְחָרָ֤ה2
- וַיִּ֨חַר2
- חָרָ֥ה2
and 27 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 20
- and it burned46
- it burn7
- it burned6
- and it will burn5
- does it burn4
- it has burned4
- you fret yourself4
- has it burned2
- those [who] are angry2
- and burned1
- and he has kindled1
- certainly to burn1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 13
- Hc/Vqw3ms47
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular16
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular7
- Hc/Vqq3ms5
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular4
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular3
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural2
- Hc/Vhw3ms1
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · intensive (piel), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 47
- HVqp3ms · 16
- HVqj3ms · 7
- Hc/Vqq3ms · 5
- HVtj2ms · 4
- HVqi3ms · 3
- HR/Vqcc · 2
- HTd/VNrmpa · 2
- Hc/Vhw3ms · 1
- HC/Vqj3ms · 1
- HVhp3ms · 1
- HVpp3cp · 1
All 91, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis11 of 91 · 12%
- Numbers11 of 91 · 12%
- 2 Samuel8 of 91 · 9%
- Judges7 of 91 · 8%
- 1 Samuel7 of 91 · 8%
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Genesis11 occurrences
- Genesis 4:5וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msbut He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.here: and burned
- Genesis 4:6חָ֣רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?here: does it burn
- Genesis 18:30יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularThen Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”here: it burn
- Genesis 18:32יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularFinally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”here: it burn
- Genesis 30:2וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msJacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”here: and it burned
- Genesis 31:35יִ֙חַר֙yicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularRachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched, but could not find the household idols.here: it burn
- Genesis 31:36וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThen Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?here: and it burned
- Genesis 34:7וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.here: and it burned
- Genesis 39:19וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.here: and it burned
- Genesis 44:18יִ֥חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularThen Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.here: it burn
- Genesis 45:5יִ֙חַר֙yicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularAnd now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.here: it burn
Exodus6 occurrences
- Exodus 4:14וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.here: and it burned
- Exodus 22:24וְחָרָ֣הvecharahHc/Vqq3msMy anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.here: and it will burn
- Exodus 32:10וְיִֽחַר־veyichar-conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularNow leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”here: so may it burn
- Exodus 32:11יֶחֱרֶ֤הyecherehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularBut Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?here: does it burn
- Exodus 32:19וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msAs Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.here: and it burned
- Exodus 32:22יִ֥חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.here: it burn
Numbers11 occurrences
- Numbers 11:1וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msSoon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.here: and it burned
- Numbers 11:10וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.here: and it burned
- Numbers 11:33חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBut while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.here: it burned
- Numbers 12:9וַיִּֽחַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.here: and it burned
- Numbers 16:15וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThen Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”here: and it burned
- Numbers 22:22וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.here: and it burned
- Numbers 22:27וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.here: and it burned
- Numbers 24:10וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.here: and it burned
- Numbers 25:3וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.here: and it burned
- Numbers 32:10וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,here: and it burned
- Numbers 32:13וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThe anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.here: and it burned
Deuteronomy5 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 6:15יֶ֠חֱרֶהyecherehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularFor the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.here: it should burn
- Deuteronomy 7:4וְחָרָ֤הvecharahHc/Vqq3msbecause they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.here: and it will burn
- Deuteronomy 11:17וְחָרָ֨הvecharahHc/Vqq3msor the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.here: and it will burn
- Deuteronomy 29:27וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msTherefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.here: and it burned
- Deuteronomy 31:17וְחָרָ֣הvecharahHc/Vqq3msOn that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’here: and it will burn
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 7:1וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.here: and it burned
- Joshua 23:16וְחָרָ֤הvecharahHc/Vqq3msIf you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”here: and it will burn
Judges7 occurrences
- Judges 2:14וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.here: and it burned
- Judges 2:20וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,here: and it burned
- Judges 3:8וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.here: and it burned
- Judges 6:39יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singularThen Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”here: it burn
- Judges 9:30וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.here: and it burned
- Judges 10:7וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,here: and it burned
- Judges 14:19וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThen the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,here: and it burned
1 Samuel7 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 11:6וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.here: and it burned
- 1 Samuel 15:11וַיִּ֙חַר֙vaiyicharHc/Vqw3ms“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.here: and it burned
- 1 Samuel 17:28וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msNow when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”here: and it burned
- 1 Samuel 18:8וַיִּ֨חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msAnd Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”here: and it burned
- 1 Samuel 20:7חָרֹ֤הcharohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteIf he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.here: certainly to burn
- 1 Samuel 20:7יֶֽחֱרֶה֙yecherehverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIf he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.here: it will burn
- 1 Samuel 20:30וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msThen Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?here: and it burned
2 Samuel8 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:8וַיִּחַר֩vaiyicharHc/Vqw3msAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!here: and it burned
- 2 Samuel 6:7וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.here: and it burned
- 2 Samuel 6:8וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThen David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.here: and it burned
- 2 Samuel 12:5וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msDavid burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!here: and it burned
- 2 Samuel 13:21וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen King David heard all this, he was furious.here: and it burned
- 2 Samuel 19:42חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”here: has it burned
- 2 Samuel 22:8חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.here: it burned
- 2 Samuel 24:1לַחֲר֖וֹתlacharotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”here: to burn
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 13:3וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.here: and it burned
- 2 Kings 23:26חָרָ֥הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.here: it burned
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 13:10וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.here: and it burned
- 1 Chronicles 13:11וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThen David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.here: and it burned
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 25:10וַיִּ֨חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msSo Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.here: and it burned
- 2 Chronicles 25:15וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msTherefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”here: and it burned
Nehemiah4 occurrences
- Nehemiah 3:20הֶחֱרָ֧הhecherahverb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularNext to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.here: zealously
- Nehemiah 4:1וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msNow when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jewshere: and it burned
- Nehemiah 4:7וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,here: and it burned
- Nehemiah 5:6וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msWhen I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,here: and it burned
Job6 occurrences
- Job 19:11וַיַּ֣חַרvaiyacharHc/Vhw3msHis anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.here: and he has kindled
- Job 32:2וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msThis kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,here: and it burned
- Job 32:2חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThis kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,here: it burned
- Job 32:3חָרָ֪הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularand he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.here: it burned
- Job 32:5וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msBut when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.here: and it burned
- Job 42:7חָרָ֨הcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularAfter the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.here: it has burned
Psalms6 occurrences
- Psalms 18:7חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.here: it burned
- Psalms 37:1תִּתְחַ֥רtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularDo not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.here: you fret yourself
- Psalms 37:7תִּ֭תְחַרtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularBe still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.here: you fret yourself
- Psalms 37:8תִּ֝תְחַ֗רtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularRefrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.here: you fret yourself
- Psalms 106:40וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3msSo the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.here: and it burned
- Psalms 124:3בַּחֲר֖וֹתbacharotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,here: when burned
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:25חָרָה֩charahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lay like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.here: it has burned
- Isaiah 41:11הַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםhanecherimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralBehold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.here: those [who] are angry
- Isaiah 45:24הַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםhanecherimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralSurely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.here: those [who] are angry
Jonah4 occurrences
- Jonah 4:1וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3msJonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.here: and it burned
- Jonah 4:4חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularBut the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”here: does it burn
- Jonah 4:9חָרָֽה־charah-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”here: does it burn
- Jonah 4:9חָֽרָה־charah-verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThen God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”here: it burns