What does חֳרִי mean in the Bible?
e. intense) anger".
Hebrew · H2750
חֳרִי
A burning (i.e. intense) anger
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חֳרִיH2750
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 Itin fierce2×1 Samuel 20:34, Lamentations 2:3
And hot1×Exodus 11:8
in great1×2 Chronicles 25:10
outburst1×Deuteronomy 29:24
over the fierce1×Isaiah 7:4
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 11:8בָּחֳרִי־toAnd hotPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 29:24חֳרִ֛יtooutburstNoun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 20:34בָּחֳרִי־toin fiercePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Chronicles 25:10בָּחֳרִי־toin greatPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 7:4בָּחֳרִי־toover the fiercePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructLamentations 2:3בָּֽחֳרִיtoIn fiercePreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 11:8
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Exodus1Deuteronomy11 Samuel12 Chronicles1Isaiah1Lamentations1
Source forms
בָּחֳרִי־4xbā·ḥo·rî-Exodus 11:8, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:10, Isaiah 7:4
בָּֽחֳרִי1xbå̄·ḥo·rīLamentations 2:3
חֳרִ֛י1xḥo·rîDeuteronomy 29:24
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct5xExodus 11:8, 1 Samuel 20:34, 2 Chronicles 25:10, Isaiah 7:4
Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 29:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a burning (i.e. intense) anger
Source Gloss
a burning (i.e. intense) anger
Extended definitionSource: 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:
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