חָרָה chârâh — to glow or grow warm

pronounced khaw-raw' · Strong's H2734 · 90 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 4 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Hitpa'el, Hiph'il, Niph'al

Translated in the KJV as be angry, burn, be displeased, × earnestly, fret self, grieve, be hot, be incensed, kindle, × very, be wroth. See H8474.

a primitive root (compare H2787); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy.

chârâh in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 82×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 47Perfect (qatal) 17Jussive 8Sequential perfect (weqatal) 4Imperfect (yiqtol) 3Infinitive construct 2Infinitive absolute 1

וַיִּ֤חַר Gen 4:5 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. (KJV)

חָ֣רָה Gen 4:6 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? (KJV)

יִ֤חַר Gen 18:30 Jussive, 3rd person masculine singular

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. (KJV)

Hitpa'el 4×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Jussive 4

תִּתְחַ֥ר Ps 37:1 Jussive, 2nd person masculine singular

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. (KJV)

תִּ֭תְחַר Ps 37:7 Jussive, 2nd person masculine singular

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. (KJV)

תִּ֝תְחַ֗ר Ps 37:8 Jussive, 2nd person masculine singular

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. (KJV)

Hiph'il 2×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 1Wayyiqtol 1

הֶחֱרָ֧ה Neh 3:20 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person masculine singular

After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. (KJV)

וַיַּ֣חַר Job 19:11 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. (KJV)

Niph'al 2×

Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them

Participle (active) 2

הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים Isa 41:11 Participle (active), masculine plural

Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. (KJV)

הַנֶּחֱרִ֥ים Isa 45:24 Participle (active), masculine plural

Surely, shall one say, in the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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