What does חָרַר mean in the Bible?
e. literally (to melt , burn , dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion )".
Hebrew · H2787
חָרַר
To glow , i.e. literally (to melt , burn , dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion )
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חָרַר H2787
What does חָרַר mean in the Bible?
חָרַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to glow , i.e. literally (to melt , burn , dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion )".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2787?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include burn (2), and charred it (1), be burned (1), blow fiercely (1), for kindling (1).
Where does חָרַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 30:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Psalms (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (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 burn 2× Job 30:30, Psalms 102:3
and charred it 1× Ezekiel 15:5
be burned 1× Ezekiel 24:10
blow fiercely 1× Jeremiah 6:29
for kindling 1× Proverbs 26:21
glows 1× Ezekiel 24:11
have been burned 1× Isaiah 24:6
is charred 1× Ezekiel 15:4
is parched 1× Psalms 69:3
Show sample aligned rows
Job 30:30 חָ֝֗רָה to burn Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 69:3 נִחַ֪ר to is parched Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 102:3 נִחָֽרוּ׃ to burn Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Proverbs 26:21 לְחַרְחַר־ to for kindling Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Isaiah 24:6 חָרוּ֙ to have been burned Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 6:29 נָחַ֣ר to blow fiercely Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 15:4 נָחָ֔ר to is charred Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 15:5 וַיֵּחָ֔ר to and charred it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Ezekiel 24:10 יֵחָֽרוּ׃ to be burned Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Ezekiel 24:11 וְחָ֣רָה to glows Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 30:30
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 4
Source forms
וְחָ֣רָה 1x wə·ḥā·rāh Ezekiel 24:11
וַיֵּחָ֔ר 1x way·yê·ḥār Ezekiel 15:5
חָ֝֗רָה 1x ḥā·rāh Job 30:30
חָרוּ֙ 1x ḥā·rū Isaiah 24:6
יֵחָֽרוּ׃ 1x yê·ḥā·rū Ezekiel 24:10
לְחַרְחַר־ 1x lə·ḥar·ḥar- Proverbs 26:21
נִחַ֪ר 1x ni·ḥar Psalms 69:3
נָחַ֣ר 1x nā·ḥar Jeremiah 6:29
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Psalms 69:3, Jeremiah 6:29, Ezekiel 15:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 15:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 24:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Proverbs 26:21
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 24:10
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 102:3
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Isaiah 24:6
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Job 30:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to glow , i.e. literally (to melt , burn , dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion )
Source Gloss
to glow , i.e. literally (to melt , burn , dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion) BDB: be hot Usage: be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
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 2 Aligned forms 8
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 5×
Perfect Ezek 15:4 · Ps 69:4 · Ps 102:4 · Song 1:6 4×
Imperfect Ezek 24:10 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Perfect Isa 24:6 · Jer 6:29 · Job 30:30 3×
Word Origins
חָרַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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