Definition
a primitive root (compare H2787); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
Traditional renderings: be angry, burn, be displeased, × earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, × very, be wroth. See H8474.
Traditional renderings: be angry, burn, be displeased, × earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, × very, be wroth. See H8474.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָרָה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
91 total
- 2 Samuel 6:7וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.
- 2 Samuel 6:8וַיִּ֣חַר · became angryThen David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
- 2 Samuel 12:5וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedDavid burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
- 2 Samuel 13:21וַיִּ֥חַר · he was furiousWhen King David heard all this, he was furious.
- 2 Samuel 19:42חָרָ֣ה · angerAnd all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, “We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense or received anything for ourselves?”
- 2 Samuel 22:8חָ֥רָה · He burned with angerThen the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- 2 Samuel 24:1לַחֲר֖וֹת · burnedAgain the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He stirred up David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
- 2 Kings 13:3וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.
- 2 Kings 23:26חָרָ֥ה · was kindledNevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.
- 1 Chronicles 13:10וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedAnd the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
- 1 Chronicles 13:11וַיִּ֣חַר · became angryThen David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah. So he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
- 2 Chronicles 25:10וַיִּ֨חַר · And they were furiousSo Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
- 2 Chronicles 25:15וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedTherefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
- Nehemiah 3:20הֶחֱרָ֧ה · diligentlyNext to him, Baruch son of Zabbai diligently repaired another section, from the angle to the doorway of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
- Nehemiah 4:1וַיִּ֣חַר · he was furiousNow when Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious and filled with indignation. He ridiculed the Jews
- Nehemiah 4:7וַיִּ֥חַר · they were furiousWhen Sanballat and Tobiah, together with the Arabs, Ammonites, and Ashdodites, heard that the repair to the walls of Jerusalem was progressing and that the gaps were being closed, they were furious,
- Nehemiah 5:6וַיִּ֥חַר · angryWhen I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
- Job 19:11וַיַּ֣חַר · burnsHis anger burns against me, and He counts me among His enemies.
- Job 32:2וַיִּ֤חַר · This kindled; חָרָ֣ה · He burnedThis kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. He burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God,
- Job 32:3חָרָ֪ה · and he burned…and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
- Job 32:5וַיִּ֥חַר · was kindledBut when he saw that the three men had no further reply, his anger was kindled.
- Job 42:7חָרָ֨ה · is kindledAfter the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
- Psalm 18:7חָ֥רָה · He burned with angerThen the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- Psalm 37:1תִּתְחַ֥ר · fret overOf David. Do not fret over those who do evil; do not envy those who do wrong.
- Psalm 37:7תִּ֭תְחַר · fretBe still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.
- Psalm 37:8תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר · fretRefrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
- Psalm 106:40וַיִּֽחַר־ · burnedSo the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance.
- Psalm 124:3בַּחֲר֖וֹת · flared…when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
- Proverbs 24:19תִּתְחַ֥ר · fretDo not fret over evildoers, and do not be envious of the wicked.
- Song of Solomon 1:6נִֽחֲרוּ־ · were angryDo not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
- Isaiah 5:25חָרָה֩ · burnsTherefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
- Isaiah 41:11הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים · who rageBehold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
- Isaiah 45:24הַנֶּחֱרִ֥ים · who rageSurely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.
- Hosea 8:5חָרָ֥ה · burnsHe has rejected your calf, O Samaria. My anger burns against them. How long will they be incapable of innocence?
- Jonah 4:1וַיִּ֖חַר · and he became angryJonah, however, was greatly displeased, and he became angry.
- Jonah 4:4חָ֥רָה · to be angryBut the LORD replied, “Have you any right to be angry?”
- Jonah 4:9חָרָֽה־ · to be angry; חָֽרָה־ · I am angryThen God asked Jonah, “Have you any right to be angry about the plant?” “I do,” he replied. “I am angry enough to die!”
- Habakkuk 3:8חָרָ֣ה · Were You angryWere You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
- Zechariah 10:3חָרָ֣ה · burns“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.