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Hebrew · H3707, G3949 · unreviewed

כָּעַס

To trouble ; by implication, to grieve , rage , be indignant · to anger

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כַּעַס H3707 to trouble ; by implication, to grieve , rage , be indignant
Pronunciation kaʿas
Emotional turmoil ranging from inward grief to outward anger, often triggered by provocation or offense
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παροργίζω G3949 to anger
Pronunciation parorgízō
To provoke or irritate someone into anger; emphasizes the action of inciting rather than anger itself.
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What does כָּעַס (kaas) mean in the Bible?

כַּעַס · παροργίζω is a Hebrew word meaning "to provoke to anger".

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Meaning

to provoke to anger
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Participle active 1Kgs 14:15 · 2Kgs 21:15 · Jer 7:19 · Jer 32:30 4×
Perfect 1Kgs 15:30 · Hos 12:15 · 1Kgs 21:22 · Neh 3:37 4×
Imperfect Jer 25:6 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Ezek 16:42 1×
10 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Participle 4 Perfect 4 Imperfect 2
Stem
Hiphil 9 Qal 1
Mood
Indicative 4 Indicative/cohortative 1 Indicative/jussive 1
OT Occurrences
1 Kgs 14:15 Hiphil · Participle 1 Kgs 15:30 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 1 Kgs 21:22 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative 2 Kgs 21:15 Hiphil · Participle Neh 3:37 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative Jer 7:19 Hiphil · Participle Jer 25:6 Hiphil · Imperfect · Indicative/jussive Jer 32:30 Hiphil · Participle Ezek 16:42 Qal · Imperfect · Indicative/cohortative Hos 12:15 Hiphil · Perfect · Indicative

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 10 — Learn from Israel, Flee Idolatry, and Seek the Good of Others for God’s Glory Ephesians 6 — Household Faithfulness and Standing Firm in the Armor of God

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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