What does חָרַק mean in the Bible?
חָרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to grate the teeth".
Hebrew · H2786
חָרַק
To grate the teeth
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חָרַק H2786
What does חָרַק mean in the Bible?
חָרַק is a Hebrew word meaning "to grate the teeth".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2786?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and gnash (2), He gnashes (1), he will gnash (1), they gnashed (1).
Where does חָרַק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 16:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Job (1), Lamentations (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 and gnash 2× Psalms 37:12, Lamentations 2:16
He gnashes 1× Job 16:9
he will gnash 1× Psalms 112:10
they gnashed 1× Psalms 35:16
Show sample aligned rows
Job 16:9 חָרַ֣ק to He gnashes Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 35:16 חָרֹ֖ק to they gnashed Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Psalms 37:12 וְחֹרֵ֖ק to and gnash Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 112:10 יַחֲרֹ֣ק to he will gnash Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Lamentations 2:16 וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־ to and gnash Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 16:9
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Job 1 Psalms 3 Lamentations 1
Source forms
וְחֹרֵ֖ק 1x wə·ḥō·rêq Psalms 37:12
וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־ 1x way·ya·ḥar·qū- Lamentations 2:16
חָרַ֣ק 1x ḥā·raq Job 16:9
חָרֹ֖ק 1x ḥā·rōq Psalms 35:16
יַחֲרֹ֣ק 1x ya·ḥă·rōq Psalms 112:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Lamentations 2:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 37:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 112:10
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Psalms 35:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 16:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to grate the teeth
Source Gloss
to grate the teeth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to grate the teeth BDB: gnash Usage: gnash.
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect Job 16:9 1×
Infinitive absolute Ps 35:16 1×
Imperfect Ps 112:10 1×
Word Origins
חָרַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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