Hebrew · H2734, G3947 · unreviewed

חָרָה

To glow or grow warm ; figuratively (usually) to blaze up , of anger, zeal, jealousy · to provoke

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חָרָה H2734 to glow or grow warm ; figuratively (usually) to blaze up , of anger, zeal, jealousy

Pronunciation ḥārāh

Anger as consuming fire: physical heat metaphor for divine or human wrath that burns and consumes the subject

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παροξύνω G3947 to provoke

Pronunciation paroxýnō

To provoke to anger by stirring up emotional response, often implying irritation or exasperation rather than calm reasoning.

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What does חָרָה (charah) mean in the Bible?

חָרָה · παροξύνω is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn with anger or agitation".

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Meaning

to burn with anger or agitation

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 27×

Perfect 2Kgs 23:26 · 2Sam 19:43 · 2Sam 22:8 · Gen 4:6 · Hab 3:8 · Hos 8:5 · Isa 5:25 · Job 32:2 · Job 32:3 · Job 42:7 · Jonah 4:4 · Jonah 4:9 · Num 11:33 · Ps 18:8 · Zech 10:3 16×

Jussive Exod 32:22 · Gen 18:30 · Gen 18:32 · Gen 31:35 · Gen 44:18 · Gen 45:5 · Judg 6:39 7×

Imperfect 1Sam 20:7 · Deut 6:15 · Exod 32:11 3×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 20:7 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 4×

Jussive Prov 24:19 · Ps 37:1 · Ps 37:7 · Ps 37:8 4×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×

Perfect Neh 3:20 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 32 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 17 Imperfect 14 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 27 Hithpael 4 Hiphil 1

Mood

Indicative 17 Jussive 11 Indicative/jussive 3

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Acts 17 — The Gospel Reasoned from Scripture and Proclaimed to the Nations

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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