חָרָה (cha.rah) means “to be incensed” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khaw-raw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
חָרָה · cha.rah · 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
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a primitive root (compare H2787 (חָרַר)); to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV glosses: be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| burned | 22 |
| was kindled | 6 |
| be angry | 5 |
| burns | 4 |
| angry | 3 |
| became angry | 3 |
| fret | 3 |
| he burned | 3 |
| will be kindled | 3 |
| will burn | 3 |
| he burned with anger | 2 |
| he was furious | 2 |
| to be angry | 2 |
| was furious | 2 |
| who rage | 2 |
| and burning | 1 |
| and fury | 1 |
| and he became angry | 1 |
| and he burned | 1 |
| and they were furious | 1 |
| anger | 1 |
| are you angry | 1 |
| be enraged | 1 |
| became furious | 1 |
| became incensed | 1 |
| burn | 1 |
| diligently | 1 |
| flared | 1 |
| fret over | 1 |
| he is enraged | 1 |
| i am angry | 1 |
| is kindled | 1 |
| may burn | 1 |
| or angry | 1 |
| they were furious | 1 |
| this kindled | 1 |
| was distressed | 1 |
| were angry | 1 |
| were you angry | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| was kindled | 29 |
| wroth | 8 |
| kindled | 6 |
| be kindled | 4 |
| was hot | 4 |
| fret | 3 |
| to be angry | 3 |
| be angry | 2 |
| because he was wroth | 2 |
| is kindled | 2 |
| was displeased | 2 |
| wax hot | 2 |
| and all that are incensed | 1 |
| and he was very angry | 1 |
| and it grieved | 1 |
| angry | 1 |
| be hot | 1 |
| behold all they that were incensed | 1 |
| burn | 1 |
| but if he be very | 1 |
| displeased | 1 |
| earnestly | 1 |
| for him fret | 1 |
| he hath also kindled | 1 |
| he was wroth | 1 |
| let it not displease | 1 |
| may wax hot | 1 |
| nor angry | 1 |
| shall be kindled | 1 |
| shall wax hot | 1 |
| then was kindled | 1 |
| to us wherefore then be ye angry | 1 |
| was wroth | 1 |
| waxed hot | 1 |
| why art thou wroth | 1 |
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but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
Read word by word“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?
Read word by wordThen Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
Read word by wordFinally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
Read word by wordJacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
Read word by wordRachel said to her father, “Sir, do not be angry that I cannot stand up before you; for I am having my period.” So Laban searched but could not find the household idols.
Read word by wordThen Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
Read word by wordWhen Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
Read word by wordWhen his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
Read word by wordThen Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
Read word by wordAnd now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.
Read word by wordThen the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.
Read word by wordMy anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.23
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
Read word by wordBut Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
Read word by wordAs Moses approached the camp and saw the calf and the dancing, he burned with anger and threw the tablets out of his hands, shattering them at the base of the mountain.
Read word by word“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
Read word by wordSoon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp.
Read word by wordThen Moses heard the people of family after family weeping at the entrances to their tents, and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly, and Moses was also displeased.
Read word by wordBut while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
Read word by wordSo the anger of the LORD burned against them, and He departed.
Read word by wordThen Moses became very angry and said to the LORD, “Do not regard their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”
Read word by wordThen God’s anger was kindled because Balaam was going along, and the angel of the LORD stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
Read word by wordWhen the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he became furious and beat her with his staff.
Read word by wordThen Balak’s anger burned against Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to Balaam, “I summoned you to curse my enemies, but behold, you have persisted in blessing them these three times.
Read word by wordSo Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and the anger of the LORD burned against them.
Read word by wordSo the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and He swore an oath, saying,
Read word by wordThe anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.
Read word by wordFor the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise the anger of the LORD your God will be kindled against you, and He will wipe you off the face of the earth.
Read word by wordbecause they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.
Read word by wordor the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you. He will shut the heavens so that there will be no rain, nor will the land yield its produce, and you will soon perish from the good land that the LORD is giving you.
Read word by wordTherefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 29.26
On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
Read word by wordThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
Read word by wordIf you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.”
Read word by wordThen the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.
Read word by wordSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He said, “Because this nation has transgressed the covenant I laid down for their fathers and has not heeded My voice,
Read word by wordThen the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.
Read word by wordThen Gideon said to God, “Do not be angry with me; let me speak one more time. Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time let it be dry, and the ground covered with dew.”
Read word by wordWhen Zebul the governor of the city heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed, he burned with anger.
Read word by wordSo the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,
Read word by wordThen the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
Read word by wordWhen Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
Read word by word“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
Read word by wordNow when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”
Read word by wordAnd Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
Read word by wordIf he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
Read word by wordThen Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
Read word by wordAbner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!
Read word by wordAnd 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.
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