Lexical Definition

‎חָרָה‎ chârâh (khaw-raw') to be incensed ^H:V
a primitive root (compare ‎חָרַר‎)

be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See ‎תַּחָרָה‎.

• to glow or grow warm
• figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy

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

See Greek: ἀθυμέω · ἀντίκειμαι · ἀποκρίνομαι · βαρέως · γίνομαι · ἐκκαίω · θυμόω · θυμόω · λυπέω · μάχομαι · ὀργίζω · παραζηλόω · παροξύνω · σκληρός · φαίνω · φαίνω · φαίνω · φέρω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָרָה‎ verb burn, be kindled, of anger (Aramaic ‎חרי‎ Pa`el cause, fire to burn (rare); Zinjirli ‎חרא‎ anger, Nö^{ZMG 1893, 98. 103}; Arabic burning sensation, in throat, etc., from rage and pain) —

Qal Perfect ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Gen 4:6 + 20 t.; Imperfect ‎יֶחֱרֶה‎ Exod 32:11 + 2 t.; ‎יִ֫חַר‎ Gen 18:30 + 7 t.; ‎וַיִּ֫חַר‎ Gen 4:5 + 46 t.; Infinitive absolute ‎חָרֹה‎ 1Sam 20:7 construct ‎חֲרוֺת‎ 2Sam 24:1; Ps 124:3 —

1. of man:
a. ‎חרה אף‎ (one's) anger was kindled, burned Gen 39:19; Num 22:27 (J), Exod 32:19; Exod 32:22 (JE), Judg 9:30; Judg 14:19; 1Sam 11:6; Job 32:2; Job 32:5 with ‎בְּ‎ against Gen 30:2 (E), Gen 44:18 (J), 1Sam 17:28; 1Sam 20:30; 2Sam 12:5; 2Chr 25:10; Ps 124:3; Job 32:2; Job 32:3 with ‎אֶל‎ Num 24:10 (E).
b. impersonal, ‎אף‎ omitted; ‎חרה לְ‎ it was kindled for (him) he burned with anger Gen 31:36 (E), Gen 4:5; Gen 4:6; Gen 34:7; Num 16:15 (J), 1Sam 15:11 (read perhaps ‎וַיֵּצֶר‎, Weir in Dr), 1Sam 18:8; 1Sam 20:7 (twice in verse); 2Sam 3:8; 2Sam 6:8 = 1Chr 13:11; 2Sam 13:21; 2Sam 19:43*; Neh 3:33*; Neh 4:1*; Neh 5:6; Jonah 4:1; Jonah 4:4; Jonah 4:9 (twice in verse); insert ‎ויחר לדוד‎ 2Sam 11:22 ᵐ5 We Dr; ‎בְּעֵינֵי‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Gen 31:35; Gen 45:5 (E).

2. of God:
a. ‎אף‎ ‎׳‎‎ח‎ Exod 22:23*; Num 22:22 (E), Num 11:1; Num 11:10; Num 32:10 (J); with ‎בְּ‎ Exod 4:14; Exod 32:10; Num 12:9; Deut 31:17 (J), Deut 6:15; Deut 7:4; Deut 11:17; Deut 29:26*; Josh 23:16 (D), Judg 6:39; 2Sam 6:7 = 1Chr 13:10; Hos 8:5; 2Kgs 23:26; 2Chr 25:15; Job 42:7 ‎בְּעַם‎ Exod 32:11; Num 11:33 (J), Isa 5:25; Ps 106:40 ‎בישׂראל‎ Num 25:3; Num 32:13 (JE); Judg 2:14; Judg 2:20; Judg 3:8; Judg 10:7; 2Sam 24:1; 2Kgs 13:3 ‎בבני ישׂראל‎ Josh 7:1 (R); ‎בנהרים‎, ‎אף‎ omitted, Hab 3:8 with ‎עַל‎ Zech 10:3.
b. ‎חרה לְ‎ Gen 18:30; Gen 18:32 (J) 2Sam 22:8 = Ps 18:8*. —

Note: ‎חרה‎ not in HP (who use ‎קצף‎); nor in Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isa², Proverbs or poetry of Job. Niph`al Perfect ‎נִחֲרוּֿ‎ followed by ‎בְּ‎ Song 1:6 (according to Bö<sup>ii. 379</sup> De Kö<sup>1. 551</sup>) be angry with; Participle ‎׳‎‎כֹּל הַנֶּחֱרִים בְּ‎ all that are incensed against (thee) Isa 41:11, so Isa 45:24. Hiph`il Perfect ‎הֶחֱרָה הֶחֱזִיק‎ Neh 3:20 burned with zeal (?) in repairing, but ᵐ5 omit ‎החרה‎; probably dittograph; Imperfect ‎וַיַּחַר עָלַי אַפּוֺ‎ Job 19:11 and kindled his anger against me. Hithpa`el Imperfect ‎אַל תִּתְחַר‎ Ps 37:1; Ps 37:7; Ps 37:8; Prov 24:19 heat oneself in vexation. — The following forms are somewhat dubious: Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎אֵיךְ‎ ‎תְּתַחֲרֶה אֶתהַֿסּוּסִים‎ Jer 12:5 how canst thou hotly contend (in a race) with the horses ? Participle ‎כִּי‎ ‎אַתָּה מְתַחֲרֶה בָאָ֑רֶז‎ Jer 22:15 because thou strivest eagerly (to excel) in cedar; explained as Tiph`el by Thes Ges^{«GKC:55»§ 55}, 5 Ew^{§ 122 a} Ol^{§ 255 a} Sta^{§ 159 b} Kö^{i. p. 557} and others, and regarded by most as a rare causative stem; but ag. existence of Tiph`el see Ba<sup>NB § 180 a; ZMG 1894, 20</sup>; Ba regards the form as denominative (from a noun formed by ‎ת‎ preform., compare Aramaic contention); SS would point as Hithpa`el [compare Syriac contend with, contention], although meaning of Hithpa`el is different, see above

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