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Job 32:2

“Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָרָהchârâh · khaw-raw'
H2734 · Hebrew

Definition: to glow or grow warm; figuratively (usually) to blaze up, of anger, zeal, jealousy
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2787 (חָרַר));
KJV renderings: be angry, burn, be displeased, [idiom] earnestly, fret self, grieve, be (wax) hot, be incensed, kindle, [idiom] very, be wroth. See H8474 (תַּחָרָה).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּ֤חַר — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 90 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:5 Genesis 4:6 Genesis 18:30 Genesis 18:32 Genesis 30:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.