What does כַּעַס (kaʿas) mean in the Bible?
כַּעַס (kaʿas): Emotional turmoil ranging from inward grief to outward anger, often triggered by provocation or offense
Hebrew · H3707
כַּעַס
To trouble ; by implication, to grieve , rage , be indignant
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כַּעַס H3707
Pronunciation kaʿas
What does כַּעַס (kaʿas) mean in the Bible?
כַּעַס (kaʿas): Emotional turmoil ranging from inward grief to outward anger, often triggered by provocation or offense
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3707?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include provoking (5), provoke Me to anger (4), provoking Him to anger (4), they enraged Him (2), they might provoke Me to anger (2).
Where does כַּעַס (kaʿas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 4:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), 1 Kings (10), 2 Kings (7), Deuteronomy (6).
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 provoking 5× 1 Kings 14:15, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 1 Kings 22:53
provoke Me to anger 4× Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 25:6, Jeremiah 32:30, Ezekiel 8:17
provoking Him to anger 4× 1 Kings 16:7, 2 Kings 17:17, 2 Kings 21:6, 2 Chronicles 33:6
they enraged Him 2× Deuteronomy 32:16, Psalms 78:58
they might provoke Me to anger 2× 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25
to provoke 2× 1 Kings 14:9, 1 Kings 16:33
to provoke Him to anger 2× Deuteronomy 31:29, 2 Kings 23:26
to provoke Me to anger 2× Jeremiah 32:32, Ezekiel 16:26
[and] provoking Him to anger 1× Deuteronomy 4:25
[her rival] taunted her 1× 1 Samuel 1:7
[Why are you] provoking Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 44:8
and be grieved 1× Psalms 112:10
and because he had provoked 1× 1 Kings 15:30
and filled with indignation 1× Nehemiah 4:1
and have provoked Me 1× 2 Kings 21:15
and provoked 1× Judges 2:12
and provoking Him to anger 1× Deuteronomy 9:18
and so he provoked 1× 2 Chronicles 28:25
and to provoke Me to anger 1× 1 Kings 16:2
anger 1× Hosea 12:14
angry 1× Ezekiel 16:42
have they provoked Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 8:19
I will make them angry 1× Deuteronomy 32:21
I will trouble 1× Ezekiel 32:9
provoke Me 1× Isaiah 65:3
provoked 1× Ecclesiastes 7:9
provoked Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 32:29
provoking Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 11:17
So they provoked [the LORD] to anger 1× Psalms 106:29
they are provoking 1× Jeremiah 7:19
they have enraged Me 1× Deuteronomy 32:21
they have provoked 1× Nehemiah 4:5
They provoked Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 44:3
to taunt her 1× 1 Samuel 1:6
was angry 1× 2 Chronicles 16:10
who had provoked the LORD to anger 1× 2 Kings 23:19
you have provoked 1× 1 Kings 21:22
you have provoked Me to anger 1× Jeremiah 25:7
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 4:25 לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ to [and] provoking Him to anger Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 9:18 לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ to and provoking Him to anger Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 31:29 לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ to to provoke Him to anger Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:16 יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ to they enraged Him Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:21 כִּעֲס֖וּנִי to they have enraged Me Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Deuteronomy 32:21 אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ to I will make them angry Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Judges 2:12 וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ to and provoked Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1 Samuel 1:6 וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה to to taunt her Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Samuel 1:7 תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה to [her rival] taunted her Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Kings 14:9 לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי to to provoke Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Usage map
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First aligned row Deuteronomy 4:25
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 13
Deuteronomy 6 Judges 1 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 10 2 Kings 7 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 2 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 11 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 1
Source forms
לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ 4x lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, 2 Kings 17:17, 2 Chronicles 33:6
הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי 2x haḵ·‘î·sê·nî 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25
הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ 2x haḵ·‘i·sê·nî Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 32:29
לְהַכְעִ֗יס 2x lə·haḵ·‘îs 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26
לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי 2x lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî 1 Kings 14:9, Ezekiel 8:17
לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי 2x lə·haḵ·‘i·sê·nî Jeremiah 32:32, Jeremiah 44:3
מַכְעִסִ֖ים 2x maḵ·‘i·sîm 2 Kings 21:15, Jeremiah 7:19
אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ 1x ’aḵ·‘î·sêm Deuteronomy 32:21
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular 8x 1 Kings 14:9, 1 Kings 16:2, Jeremiah 11:17, Jeremiah 32:32
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct 6x 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 1 Kings 16:33, 2 Kings 17:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular 6x Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 9:18, Deuteronomy 31:29, 1 Kings 16:7
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular 5x 2 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 34:25, Jeremiah 7:18, Jeremiah 25:7
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 4x 1 Kings 14:15, 2 Kings 21:15, Jeremiah 7:19, Jeremiah 32:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Judges 2:12, Psalms 106:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 22:53, 2 Chronicles 28:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x 2 Chronicles 16:10, Nehemiah 4:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Emotional turmoil ranging from inward grief to outward anger, often triggered by provocation or offense
Strong's H3707
Lexical occurrences 55 verses Word forms 2 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 11:14-17 Source Gloss
to trouble ; by implication, to grieve , rage , be indignant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Emotional turmoil ranging from inward grief to outward anger, often triggered by provocation or offense
to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant BDB: be vexed Usage: be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 10
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
to provoke God to anger through unfaithful religious practices and idolatry
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Word Origins
כַּעַס is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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