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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חָרַקH2786
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 Itand gnash2×Psalms 37:12, Lamentations 2:16
He gnashes1×Job 16:9
he will gnash1×Psalms 112:10
they gnashed1×Psalms 35:16
Show sample aligned rows
Job 16:9חָרַ֣קtoHe gnashesVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 35:16חָרֹ֖קtothey gnashedVerb - Qal - Infinitive absolutePsalms 37:12וְחֹרֵ֖קtoand gnashConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularPsalms 112:10יַחֲרֹ֣קtohe will gnashVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularLamentations 2:16וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־toand gnashConjunctive 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 rowJob 16:9
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Job1Psalms3Lamentations1
Source forms
וְחֹרֵ֖ק1xwə·ḥō·rêqPsalms 37:12
וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־1xway·ya·ḥar·qū-Lamentations 2:16
חָרַ֣ק1xḥā·raqJob 16:9
חָרֹ֖ק1xḥā·rōqPsalms 35:16
יַחֲרֹ֣ק1xya·ḥă·rōqPsalms 112:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xLamentations 2:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xPsalms 37:12
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 112:10
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xPsalms 35:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xJob 16:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to grate the teeth
Source Gloss
to grate the teeth
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups1Aligned forms3
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
PerfectJob 16:91×
Infinitive absolutePs 35:161×
ImperfectPs 112:101×
Word Origins
חָרַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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