Word Study · Strong's H2786 · Hebrew
חָרַק
charaq
khaw-rak'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châraq
“to grate the teeth”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to grate the teeth
Rendered in the KJV as
gnash.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וְחֹרֵ֖ק1
- וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־1
- חָרַ֣ק1
- חָרֹ֖ק1
- יַחֲרֹ֣ק1
How it is rendered · 5
- and [is] gnashing1
- and they have gnashed1
- he has gnashed1
- he will gnash1
- they gnashed1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- Hc/Vqw3mp1
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
- verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular1
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- HC/Vqrmsa · 1
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 1
- HVqaa · 1
- HVqi3ms · 1
- HVqp3ms · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Psalms3 occurrences
- Psalms 35:16חָרֹ֖קcharokverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteLike godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.here: they gnashed
- Psalms 37:12וְחֹרֵ֖קvechorekconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularThe wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,here: and [is] gnashing
- Psalms 112:10יַחֲרֹ֣קyacharokverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThe wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.here: he will gnash