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chāf ( מר , mar , "bitter"; hence, bitter of soul, deadly, destructive, ferocious, "as a bear robbed of her whelps"): Occurs only in 2 Samuel 17:8; used by Hushai to characterize David's supposedly fierce mood at the time of Absalom's armed rebellion.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Chafe'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/c/chafe.html. 1915.

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