Quick Definition
to contend
Strong's Definition
to vie with a rival
Derivation: a facitious root from H2734 (חָרָה) through the idea of the heat of jealousy;
KJV Usage: close, contend.
TWOT Reference: 736
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
תַּחָרָה (ta.cha.rah) — to contend. 1) to burn, be kindled (of anger) 1a) (Tiphel) to heat oneself in vexation
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · חָרֹון · חֳרִי · חַרְהֲיָה
Non-Exist | verb qal
to dwindle = process by which humans gradually disappear from the face of the earth ◄ as if burnt away by fire
Happen | verb qal, verb hif
to be kindled = process by which the anger of humans and deities is aroused ◄ like a fire that is kindled
GEN 30:2 · GEN 39:19 · GEN 44:18 · EXO 4:14 · EXO 22:23 · EXO 32:10 · EXO 32:11 · EXO 32:19 · EXO 32:22 · NUM 11:1 · NUM 11:10 · NUM 11:33 · NUM 12:9 · NUM 22:22 · NUM 22:27 · NUM 24:10 · NUM 25:3 · NUM 32:10 · NUM 32:13 · DEU 6:15 · DEU 7:4 · DEU 11:17 · DEU 29:26 · DEU 31:17 · JOS 7:1 · JOS 23:16 · JDG 2:14 · JDG 2:20 · JDG 3:8 · JDG 6:39 · JDG 9:30 · JDG 10:7 · JDG 14:19 · 1SA 11:6 · 1SA 17:28 · 1SA 20:30 · 2SA 6:7 · 2SA 12:5 · 2SA 24:1 · 2KI 13:3 · 2KI 23:26 · 1CH 13:10 · 2CH 25:10 · 2CH 25:15 · JOB 19:11 · JOB 32:2 · JOB 32:2 · JOB 32:3 · JOB 32:5 · JOB 42:7 · PSA 106:40 · PSA 124:3 · ISA 5:25 · HOS 8:5 · ZEC 10:3
Angry | verb qal, verb nif, verb hit
to become angry = process by which humans or deities experience extreme displeasure, ◄ described as an internal fire
GEN 4:5 · GEN 4:6 · GEN 18:30 · GEN 18:32 · GEN 31:35 · GEN 31:36 · GEN 34:7 · GEN 45:5 · NUM 16:15 · 1SA 15:11 · 1SA 18:8 · 1SA 20:7 · 1SA 20:7 · 2SA 3:8 · 2SA 6:8 · 2SA 13:21 · 2SA 19:43 · 2SA 22:8 · 1CH 13:11 · NEH 3:33 · NEH 4:1 · NEH 5:6 · PSA 18:8 · PSA 37:1 · PSA 37:7 · PSA 37:8 · PRO 24:19 · ISA 41:11 · ISA 45:24 · JON 4:1 · JON 4:4 · JON 4:9 · JON 4:9 · HAB 3:8
1 NEH 3:20 MT HOTTP-C NIV NJPS CEV | lacking in RSV NJB NRSV REB GNT
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חָרָה vb. burn, be kindled, of anger Qal of man
of God
Niph. be angry with
Hiph. burned with zeal (?) in repairing; and kindled his anger against me
Hithp. heat oneself in vexation.—The foll. forms are somewhat dub.: how canst thou hotly contend (in a race) with the horses?; because thou strivest eagerly (to excel) in cedar
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