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Proverbs 16:14

“The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חֵמָהchêmâh · khay-maw'
H2534 · Hebrew

Definition: heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
Derivation: or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא; from H3179 (יָחַם);
KJV renderings: anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).
Grammar: חֲמַת — common noun, feminine, singular, construct
Code HNcfsc
Usage: Occurs 124 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 27:44 Leviticus 26:28 Numbers 25:11 Deuteronomy 9:19 Deuteronomy 29:22

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֵמָה here.

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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.