What does חָרָה · אַף mean in the Bible?
חָרָה · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "anger burned".
Hebrew · H2734, H639
יִחַר־אַפִּי
To glow or grow warm ; figuratively (usually) to blaze up , of anger, zeal, jealousy · properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
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חָרָהH2734to glow or grow warm ; figuratively (usually) to blaze up , of anger, zeal, jealousy
Pronunciationḥārāh
Anger as consuming fire: physical heat metaphor for divine or human wrath that burns and consumes the subject
Open lexicon entry →אַףH639properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Pronunciationaph
Anger metaphorically rooted in nostril-flaring, the physical sign of divine or human wrath in OT covenant contexts.
Open lexicon entry →What does יִחַר־אַפִּי (yichar-appi) mean in the Bible?
חָרָה · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "anger burned".
Full entry for יִחַר־אַפִּי (H2734, H639) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2734, H639?
H2734, H639 is connected to 366 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. anger burned
Source Gloss
anger burned
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms32
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense27×
Perfect2Kgs 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 10:316×
JussiveExod 32:22 · Gen 18:30 · Gen 18:32 · Gen 31:35 · Gen 44:18 · Gen 45:5 · Judg 6:397×
Imperfect1Sam 20:7 · Deut 6:15 · Exod 32:113×
Infinitive absolute1Sam 20:71×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others4×
JussiveProv 24:19 · Ps 37:1 · Ps 37:7 · Ps 37:84×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
PerfectNeh 3:201×
Word Origins
יִחַר־אַפִּי is built from this root: