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ka.as H3708

כַּ֫עַס (ka.as) means “vexation” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

כַּ֫עַס Hebrew · H3708 25 tagged occurrences in 25 verses

Pronunciation guide: kah'-as Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H3708A

כַּ֫עַס · ka.as · vexation

anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B)

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TBESH · H3708B

כַּ֫עַשׂ · ka.as · vexation

1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief 1a) vexation 1a1) of men 1a2) of God 1b) vexation, grief, frustration

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from H3707 (כַּעַס); vexation

KJV glosses: anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.

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How translators render H3708

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
sorrow 4
and grief 2
anger 2
and ill-tempered 1
brings grief 1
but aggravation 1
from grief 1
from sorrow 1
had done 1
is sorrowful 1
my anger 1
my grief 1
provoked to anger 1
resentment 1
that provoked me 1
the taunt 1
to anger 1
viciously 1
with grief 1
your anger 1
your displeasure 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
grief 2
sorrow 2
wrath 2
a grief 1
and an angry 1
and cause thine anger 1
and grief 1
and spite 1
because of all the provocations 1
because of grief 1
because of the provoking 1
by his provocation 1
by reason of sorrow 1
for anger 1
for the provocation 1
for wrath 1
her sore 1
my grief 1
the provocation 1
the wrath 1
thine indignation 1
with grief 1

Verses containing H3708

Page 1 of 1. 25 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.

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  2. Deuteronomy 32:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”

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  3. 1 Samuel 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival would provoke her viciously to taunt her.

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  4. 1 Samuel 1:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not take your servant for a wicked woman, for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”

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  5. 1 Kings 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he had provoked the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger.

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  6. 1 Kings 21:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’

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  7. 2 Kings 23:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.

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  8. Job 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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  9. Job 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If only my grief could be weighed and placed with my calamity on the scales.

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  10. Job 10:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You produce new witnesses against me and multiply Your anger toward me. Hardships assault me in wave after wave.

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  11. Job 17:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.

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  12. Psalms 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

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    Source alternate reference: 6.8

  13. Psalms 10:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

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  14. Psalms 31:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

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    Source alternate reference: 31.10

  15. Psalms 85:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

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    Source alternate reference: 85.5

  16. Proverbs 12:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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  17. Proverbs 17:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

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  18. Proverbs 21:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

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  19. Proverbs 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

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  20. Ecclesiastes 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.

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  21. Ecclesiastes 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.

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  22. Ecclesiastes 7:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.

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  23. Ecclesiastes 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

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  24. Ecclesiastes 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting.

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  25. Ezekiel 20:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.

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