What does חֳרִי mean in the Bible?
e. intense) anger".
Hebrew · H2750
חֳרִי
A burning (i.e. intense) anger
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חֳרִי H2750
What does חֳרִי mean in the Bible?
חֳרִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a burning (i.e. intense) anger".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2750?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in fierce (2), And hot (1), in great (1), outburst (1), over the fierce (1).
Where does חֳרִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 11:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It in fierce 2× 1 Samuel 20:34, Lamentations 2:3
And hot 1× Exodus 11:8
in great 1× 2 Chronicles 25:10
outburst 1× Deuteronomy 29:24
over the fierce 1× Isaiah 7:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 11:8 בָּחֳרִי־ to And hot Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 29:24 חֳרִ֛י to outburst Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 20:34 בָּחֳרִי־ to in fierce Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 25:10 בָּחֳרִי־ to in great Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 7:4 בָּחֳרִי־ to over the fierce Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Lamentations 2:3 בָּֽחֳרִי to In fierce Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 11:8
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 1 2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1
Source forms
בָּחֳרִי־ 4x bā·ḥo·rî- Exodus 11:8, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:10, Isaiah 7:4
בָּֽחֳרִי 1x bå̄·ḥo·rī Lamentations 2:3
חֳרִ֛י 1x ḥo·rî Deuteronomy 29:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 5x Exodus 11:8, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:10, Isaiah 7:4
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 29:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a burning (i.e. intense) anger
Source Gloss
a burning (i.e. intense) anger
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a burning (i.e. intense) anger BDB: burning Usage: fierce, × great, heat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֳרִי is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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