Hebrew verb · H2734
חָרָה
charahkhaw-raw'
to be incensed
91 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: chârâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2734is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 21 of 39Old Testament books
- 39spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2734
to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
The King James renders it: be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
charah is rendered "to be incensed". It stands 91 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-one books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Genesis, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 4:5but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- The Greek text spells it thirty-nine different ways.
The first use
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4:5וַיִּ֤חַר
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-one of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and it burned46
- it burn7
- it burned6
- and it will burn5
- does it burn4
- it has burned4
- you fret yourself4
- has it burned2
- those are angry2
- and burned1
- and he has kindled1
- certainly to burn1
and 8 more, 91 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| חָרָבָה | charabah | dry ground | Uses8 |
The words it stands beside
All 91, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
39 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וַיִּֽחַר־24
- וַיִּ֥חַר7
- וַיִּ֣חַר5
- חָרָ֣ה5
- וַיִּ֤חַר3
- וַיִּ֖חַר3
- חָ֥רָה3
- יִ֤חַר3
- וְחָרָ֣ה2
- וְחָרָ֤ה2
- וַיִּ֨חַר2
- חָרָ֥ה2
and 27 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- Hc/Vqw3ms47Hc/Vqw3ms
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular16HVqp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular7HVqj3ms
- Hc/Vqq3ms5Hc/Vqq3ms
- verb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singular4HVtj2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular3HVqi3ms
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)2HR/Vqcc
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · masculine plural2HTd/VNrmpa
- Hc/Vhw3ms1Hc/Vhw3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singular1HC/Vqj3ms
- verb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVhp3ms
- verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural1HVpp3cp
Genesis
eleven uses
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and burned
“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?
- חָ֣רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: does it burn
Then 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.”
- יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
Finally, 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.”
- יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Rachel 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.
- יִ֙חַר֙yicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When 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.
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
- וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- יִ֥חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
And 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.
- יִ֙חַר֙yicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
Exodus
six uses
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
- וְחָרָ֣הvecharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will burn
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- וְיִֽחַר־veyichar-conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: so may it burn
But 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?
- יֶחֱרֶ֤הyecherehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: does it burn
As 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
- יִ֥חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
Numbers
eleven uses
Soon 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.
- וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
But 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.
- חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
So the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.
- וַיִּֽחַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.”
- וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
So Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
The 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Deuteronomy
five uses
For 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.
- יֶ֠חֱרֶהyecherehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it should burn
because 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.
- וְחָרָ֤הvecharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will burn
or 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.
- וְחָרָ֨הvecharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will burn
Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
On 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?’
- וְחָרָ֣הvecharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will burn
Joshua
two uses
The 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
If 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.”
- וְחָרָ֤הvecharahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and it will burn
Judges
seven uses
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
So 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,
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.”
- יִ֤חַרyicharverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burn
When Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
- וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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,
- וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
1 Samuel
seven uses
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
“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.
- וַיִּ֙חַר֙vaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Now 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!”
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
And 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?”
- וַיִּ֨חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
- חָרֹ֤הcharohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: certainly to burn
- יֶֽחֱרֶה֙yecherehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it will burn
Then 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?
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
2 Samuel
eight uses
Abner 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!
- וַיִּחַר֩vaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
And 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When King David heard all this, he was furious.
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
And 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?”
- חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: has it burned
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
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.”
- לַחֲר֖וֹתlacharotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to burn
2 Kings
two uses
So 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Nevertheless, 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.
- חָרָ֥הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
1 Chronicles
two uses
And 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.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Then 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.
- וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
2 Chronicles
two uses
So 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.
- וַיִּ֨חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Therefore 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?”
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Nehemiah
four uses
Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- הֶחֱרָ֧הhecherahverb · causative (hiphil), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: zealously
Now when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
- וַיִּ֣חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When 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,
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
Job
six uses
His anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
- וַיַּ֣חַרvaiyacharHc/Vhw3mstagged: and he has kindled
This 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,
- וַיִּ֤חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
- חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
- חָרָ֪הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
But when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
- וַיִּ֥חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
After 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.
- חָרָ֨הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has burned
Psalms
six uses
Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burned
Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
- תִּתְחַ֥רtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you fret yourself
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- תִּ֭תְחַרtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you fret yourself
Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
- תִּ֝תְחַ֗רtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you fret yourself
So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
- וַיִּֽחַר־vaiyichar-Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
- בַּחֲר֖וֹתbacharotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: when burned
Proverbs
one use
Do not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
- תִּתְחַ֥רtitcharverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you fret yourself
Song of Solomon
one use
Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
- נִֽחֲרוּ־nicharu-verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they were angry
Isaiah
three uses
Therefore 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.
- חָרָה֩charahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has burned
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- הַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםhanecherimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those are angry
Surely 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.
- הַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםhanecherimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those are angry
Hosea
one use
He has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
- חָרָ֥הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has burned
Jonah
four uses
Jonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
- וַיִּ֖חַרvaiyicharHc/Vqw3mstagged: and it burned
But the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
- חָ֥רָהcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: does it burn
Then God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
- חָרָֽה־charah-verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: does it burn
- חָֽרָה־charah-verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it burns
Habakkuk
one use
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: has it burned
Zechariah
one use
“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.
- חָרָ֣הcharahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: it has burned
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
