To be incensed
חָרָהStrong’s H2734charah (cha-rah)
Appears in 88 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Charah is the Hebrew word usually translated “it burned”, “it burn” and “it will burn”. It appears in 88 verses of the Old Testament.
“Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.”
Meaning
- To be hot, furious, burn, becomeangry, be kindled(Qal) to burn, kindle (anger) · (Niphal) to be angry with, be incensed · (Hiphil) to burn, kindle · (Hithpael) to heat oneself in vexation
How it's translated
- and it burned 46
- it burn 7
- it burned 6
- and it will burn 5
- does it burn 4
- it has burned 4
- you fret yourself 4
- has it burned 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 11
- Numbers 11
- 2 Samuel 8
- Judges 7
- Exodus 6
- 1 Samuel 6
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 4:5But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- Genesis 4:6And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
- Genesis 18:30And 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.
- Genesis 18:32And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
- Genesis 30:2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
- Genesis 31:35And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
All 88 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
חָרָה charah · to be incensed
1) to be hot, furious, burn, becomeangry, be kindled 1a) (Qal) to burn, kindle (anger) 1b) (Niphal) to be angry with, be incensed 1c) (Hiphil) to burn, kindle 1d) (Hithpael) to heat oneself in vexation
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.