תַּחָרָה (taḥārâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning burn. It appears
2 times
in 1 book of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8474).
Also rendered
to contend
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
חָרָהverb: burn, be kindled
Qal
1.of man
2.of God
Niphalbe angry with
Hiphilburned with zeal (?) in repairing
Hithpaelheat oneself in vexation.
Strong's H2734חָרָה: 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 H8474תַּחָרָה: 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.