The meaning of “חָרַר”
Understanding chârar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be angry, burn, dry, kindle. - to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passio...
חָרַר
be angry, burn, dry, kindle. - to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion) 1) to burn, be hot, be scorched, be charred 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be hot, be scorched 1a2) to burn, be burned 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be scorched, be burned 1b2) to burn 1b3) to be dry, be angry 1c) (Pilpel) to cause to burn
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 30:30 | “My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.” Word: חָרַר (chârar) | |
| Psalms 102:3 | “For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.” Word: חָרַר (chârar) | |
| Proverbs 26:21 | “As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.” Word: חָרַר (chârar) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:6 | “Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” Word: חָרַר (chârar) | |
| Isaiah 24:6 | “Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.” Word: חָרַר (chârar) |
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