What does חֵמָה · θυμός mean in the Bible?
חֵמָה · θυμός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wrath, heat, fury".
Hebrew · H2534, G2372
Chemah
Heat ; figuratively, anger , poison (from its fever) · passion (as if breathing hard)
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חֵמָה H2534 heat ; figuratively, anger , poison (from its fever)
Pronunciation ḥēmāh
Anger as burning heat—divine wrath conceived as consuming fire reflecting God's passionate covenant justice
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θυμός G2372 passion (as if breathing hard)
Pronunciation thymós
Intense, hot anger arising from passionate emotion; distinct from ὀργή's settled wrath
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What does chemah (chemah) mean in the Bible?
חֵמָה · θυμός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wrath, heat, fury".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2534, G2372?
H2534, G2372 is connected to 124 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wrath, heat, fury
Strong's H2534, G2372
Lexical occurrences 124 verses Source Gloss
wrath, heat, fury
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
chemah is built from this root:
יָחַם H3179
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain