חָרָה
ḥārâ
burn
Strong's H2734VerbHebrewTWOT 736

חָרָה (ḥārâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning burn. It appears 90 times in 20 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2734).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 736)

Range of meaning (TWOT 736)burn, be kindled; be angry; burned with zeal, in repairing; heat oneself in vexation, with the horses, in cedar; glow, grow warm, blaze up, vie with a rival; be displeased, fret self, grieve, be hot, be incensed, kindle, be wroth…
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָרָה verb: burn, be kindled

Strong's H2734 חָרָה: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
KJV:be angry, burn, be displeased, × earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, × very, be wroth. See H8474.

Strong's H8474 תַּחָרָה: to vie with a rival
KJV:close, contend.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 4:5Exodus 4:14Numbers 11:1

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