The meaning of “כַּעַס”
Understanding kaʻaç reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ kaʻas (kah'-as); from כַּעַס anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore,...
כַּעַס
or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ kaʻas (kah'-as); from כַּעַס anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath. - vexation 1) anger, vexation, provocation, grief 1a) vexation 1a1) of men 1a2) of God 1b) vexation, grief, frustration
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:27 | “Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the Lord hath not done all this.” Word: כַּעַס (kaʻaç) | |
| 1 Samuel 1:16 | “Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.” Word: כַּעַס (kaʻaç) | |
| 1 Kings 21:22 | “And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.” Word: כַּעַס (kaʻaç) | |
| 2 Kings 23:26 | “Notwithstanding the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.” Word: כַּעַס (kaʻaç) | |
| Job 10:17 | “Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.” Word: כַּעַס (kaʻaç) |
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