Lexical Definition

‎חֵמָה‎ chêmâh (khay-maw') rage ^H:N-F
or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ (khay-maw'); from ‎יָחַם‎

anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See ‎חֶמְאָה‎.

• heat
• figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

1) heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles
1a) heat
1a1) fever
1a2) venom, poison (fig.)
1b) burning anger, rage

See Greek: ἄκρατος · θυμός · θυμόω · ἰός · ὀργή · ὀργίζω · ὀργίλος · ὁρμή

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: che.ma (‎ח‎ֱ‎מ‎ָ‎א‎ "rage" חֱמָא)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: יָחַם
‎חֵמָא‎ see ‎חֵמָה‎ below ‎יחם‎.

Also see: חֶמְאָה | חָמַם

‎חֵמָה‎ wrath, see below ‎יחם‎; ‎חֵמָה‎ Job 29:6, see ‎חֶמְאָה‎; ‎חַמָּה‎, ‎חַמָּן‎, ‎חַמּוֺן‎, ‎חַמַּת‎ see below ‎חמם‎. below

‎חֵמָה‎ (once ‎חֵמָא‎):121 noun feminine heat, rage (for ‎יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗ ‎; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic ‎יַחְמָא‎ poison, heat, wrath, poison, Brock^{Lex. 116}, also Nö^{§ 103}; Arabic poison, Lane⁶⁵¹; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath, poison, Dl^{HWB 78} Muss-Arn^{CD 62}) — absolute ‎חֵמָה‎ Nah 1:2 + 39 t.; ‎חֵמָא‎ Dan 11:44 construct ‎חֲמַת‎ Gen 27:44 + 25 t.; suffix ‎חֲמָתִי‎ Jer 4:4 + 36 t.; ‎חֲמָֽתְךָ‎ Jer 10:25 + 8 t.; ‎חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ‎ Ps 88:8*; Ps 89:47* ‎חֲמָתוֺ‎ Isa 51:17 + 8 t.; ‎חֲמָתָם‎ Job 6:4 plural ‎חֵמוֺת‎ Prov 22:24, ‎חֵמֹת‎ Ps 76:11* —

1. heat:
a. fever, ‎חֲמַת מִיַּיִן‎ Hos 7:5 fever from wine, wine-fever (on stative construct see Ges^{«GKC:130»§ 130}, 1).
b. venom, poison (figurative): ‎חֲמַת‎ ‎זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר‎ Deut 32:24 ‎תַּנִּינִים‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ vDeut 32:33 ‎נָחָשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Ps 58:5* compare vPs 58:5* ‎עַכְשׁוּב‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Ps 140:4* poison of arrows (of ‎׳‎‎י‎) Job 6:4.

2. burning anger, rage:
a. of man: Gen 27:44 (J), 2Sam 11:20; 2Kgs 5:12; Esth 1:12; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:5; Esth 5:9 (against, ‎עַל‎), Esth 7:7; Esth 7:10; Ps 37:8 (|| ‎אַף‎), Ps 76:11* (yet on text see Che), Prov 6:34; Prov 15:1; Prov 15:18 (‎אִישׁ חֵמָה‎ man of rage = raging or wrathful man), Prov 16:4; Prov 19:19 (‎׳‎‎גְּדָלאח‎ Qr = one great in rage, see De Now), Prov 27:4 (|| ‎אַף‎), Isa 51:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:25 ‎אִישׁ חֵמוֺת‎ Prov 22:24 (|| ‎בַּעַל אָ֑ף‎); ‎בַּעַל חֵמָה‎ Prov 29:22 (|| ‎אִישׁ אַף‎); ‎חֵמָה עַזָּה‎ strong rage Prov 21:14 (|| ‎אַף‎); ‎חֲמַת רוּחִי‎ Ezek 3:14 the rage of my spirit.
b. of the he-goat in Daniel's vision, ‎בַּחֲמַת כֹחוֺ‎ Dan 8:6 in the fury of his power.
c. of God (‎׳‎‎י‎), often Jeremiah, Isa², Ezekiel, Psalms: Jer 4:4 + 16 t. Jeremiah; 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17; Isa 27:4 (Hi Ew Di Du; on other interpretations, and on text see Di), Isa 63:5; Lam 2:4; Ezek 5:13 + 29 t. Ezekiel; Num 25:11 (P), 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; 2Chr 36:16; Ps 59:14*; Ps 79:6; Ps 88:8*; Ps 89:47*; Ps 106:23; Job 21:20 apparently also Job 19:29; Job 36:18 see Di; often || ‎אַף‎ Mic 5:14*; Deut 9:19; Deut 29:22*; Isa 42:25 (‎אַפּוֺ‎ as appositive, + ‎עֱזוּז מִלְחָמָה‎), Isa 63:3; Isa 63:6; Dan 9:16; Ps 6:2*; Ps 78:38; Ps 90:7 ‎לְהָשִׁיב‎ ‎בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ‎ Ps 66:15 (|| ‎וְגַעֲרַתוֺ בְּלַהֲבֵיאֵֿשׁ‎), + Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 of the whirlwind of ‎׳‎‎י‎; || ‎אַף‎ + ‎קֶצֶף גָּדוֺל‎ Deut 29:27*; Jer 21:5; Jer 32:37 || ‎אַף‎ + ‎תֹּכְחוֺת חֵמָה‎ Ezek 5:15, compare ‎תּוֺכְחוֺת‎ ‎חֵמָה‎ alone Ezek 25:17 || ‎חֲרוֺן אַפּוֺ‎ Nah 1:6; Lam 4:11 || ‎קֶצֶף‎ Isa 34:2 (of fury against, ‎על‎ ), Ps 38:2* || ‎גְּעָרָה‎ Isa 51:20 || ‎גְּמוּל‎ Isa 59:18 || ‎קִנְאָה‎ Ezek 36:6, compare ‎חֵמָה גְדוֺלָה קִנֵּאתִי‎ Zech 8:2 (|| ‎קִנְאָה גדולה‎); ‎דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה‎ Ezek 16:38 (on text see Co); ‎חֲמַת קֶ֑רִי‎ Lev 26:28 rage of meeting, i.e. encountering them in rage; ‎כּוֺס חֲמָתוֺ(ת־ִיׅ‎ Isa 51:17; Isa 51:22 the cup of his (my) fury; ‎כּוֺס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה‎ ‎הַזּאֹת‎ Jer 25:15 ‎בַּעַל חֵמָה‎ a possessor of fury = furious Nah 1:2 (|| ‎נֹקֵם‎, ‎אֵל קִנּוֺא‎). [‎חֵמָה עַל‎ = rage against one: Isa 34:2; 2Chr 28:9. — Vbs. used with ‎חֵמָה‎ are:

2. a.: ‎שׁוּב‎ Gen 27:44, ‎הֵשִׁיב‎ Prov 15:1, ‎עָלָה‎ 2Sam 11:20, ‎בָּעַר‎ Esth 1:12, ‎שָׁכַךְ‎ Esth 2:1; Esth 7:10

2. c.: ‎הֵשִׁיב‎ turn away wrath of ‎׳‎‎י‎ Num 25:11; Ps 106:23; Jer 18:20 (but ‎הָשִׁיכ בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ‎ Isa 66:15 to recompense his anger in fury, give it as requital); ‎׳‎‎י‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ is kindled against one ‎יצת ב‎ Niph`al 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17 it burns ‎בָּֽעֲרָה‎ Jer 4:4; Jer 21:12; Jer 44:6; Ps 89:47* arises ‎עלה‎ 2Chr 36:16, compare as object of ‎עלה‎ Hiph`il Ezek 24:8 is poured out ‎נִתְּכָה בְ‎ 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; Jer 7:20 ‎נִתְּכָה‎ ‎עַל‎ Jer 42:18 (twice in verse); Jer 44:6 ‎נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ‎ Nah 1:6 ‎׳‎‎י‎ pours it out ‎שָׁפַךְ אֶל‎ Ps 79:6 ‎שָׁפַךְ עַל‎ Isa 42:25; Jer 10:25; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 14:19; Ezek 16:38 (according to Co's conjecture), Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:21; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 30:15; Ezek 36:18 ‎שָׁפַךְ כָּאֵשׁ‎ Lam 2:4 ‎חֵמָה שְׁפוּכָה‎ Ezek 20:33; Ezek 20:34 ‎בְ‎ ‎׳‎‎הֵנִיחַ ח‎ bring to rest (i.e. satisfy) one's fury upon Ezek 5:13; Ezek 16:42; Ezek 24:13 ‎׳‎‎כִּלָּה ח‎ Lam 4:11 + ‎בְּ‎ Ezek 5:13 I have accomplished my fury upon them (in their case), Ezek 6:12; Ezek 13:15.]

‎יַחְמוּר‎ see below IV. ‎חמר‎ ‎יַחְמַי‎ see below ‎חמה‎

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