What does כַּעַס · ὀργή mean in the Bible?
כַּעַס · ὀργή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "anger, vexation, irritation".
Hebrew · H3708, G3709
כַּעַס
Vexation · wrath
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כַּעַס H3708 vexation
ὀργή G3709 wrath
Pronunciation orgḗ
God's settled reaction against sin, distinct from momentary anger; divine justice executing judgment
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What does כַּעַס (kaas) mean in the Bible?
כַּעַס · ὀργή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "anger, vexation, irritation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3708, G3709?
H3708, G3709 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. anger, vexation, irritation
Strong's H3708, G3709
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Source Gloss
anger, vexation, irritation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כַּעַס is built from this root:
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