Hebrew · H2534, G2372 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "wrath, heat, fury".

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Meaning

wrath, heat, fury
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Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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