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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3707 - כָּעַס

Transliteration

kaʻaç

Phonetics

kaw-as'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1016

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to be angry, be vexed, be indignant, be wroth, be grieved, provoke to anger and wrath
1. (Qal)
  1. to be vexed, be indignant
  2. to be angry
2. (Piel) to provoke to anger
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to vex
  2. to vex, provoke to anger

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3309 ‑ μεριμνάω (mer‑im‑nah'‑o); 120 ‑ ἀθυμέω (ath‑oo‑meh'‑o); 3893 ‑ παραπικραίνω (par‑ap‑ik‑rah'ee‑no); 4087 ‑ πικραίνω (pik‑rah'ee‑no); 3947 ‑ παροξύνω (par‑ox‑oo'‑no); 3949 ‑ παροργίζω (par‑org‑id'‑zo); 2373 ‑ θυμόω (thoo‑mo'‑o);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (52)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 6

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

BSB (53)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

CSB (49)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

ESV (54)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

KJV (54)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

LEB (51)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 8

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

LSB (123)

Deuteronomy 18

Judges 3

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 30

2 Kings 16

2 Chronicles 8

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 5

Ecclesiastes 1

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 27

Ezekiel 8

Hosea 3

N95 (77)

Deuteronomy 12

Judges 2

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 17

2 Kings 9

2 Chronicles 6

Nehemiah 1

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 18

Ezekiel 5

Hosea 2

NAS (123)

Deuteronomy 12

Judges 2

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 17

2 Kings 9

2 Chronicles 6

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 4

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 18

Ezekiel 5

Hosea 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (54)

Deuteronomy 6

Judges 1

1 Samuel 2

1 Kings 10

2 Kings 7

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 2

Psalms 3

Ecclesiastes 2

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 11

Ezekiel 4

Hosea 1

ASV (52)

again to provoke me to anger 1

and provoked to anger 1

and will be no more angry 1

do they provoke me to anger 1

for themselves in provoking me to anger 1

for they provoked him to anger 1

had provoked him 1

hath provoked to anger 1

have only provoked me to anger 1

him, and provoked to anger 1

i will also vex 1

i will provoke them to anger 1

in her? why have they provoked me to anger 1

in that ye provoke me unto anger 1

indignation 1

it, and be grieved 1

me to anger 1

provoked 1

provoked they him to anger 1

so she provoked 1

that provoke 1

that they may provoke me to anger 1

that they might provoke me to anger 2

that ye may provoke me to anger 1

them, and provoke me not to anger 1

they have provoked me to anger 1

thus they provoked him to anger 1

to anger 7

to be angry 1

to provoke him to anger 7

to provoke me to anger 6

vexed 1

was wroth 1

wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger 1

BSB (53)

and be grieved 1

and because he had provoked 1

and had provoked the lord to anger 1

and have provoked 1

and provoked 1

and provoking him to anger 2

and so he provoked 1

and taunt her 1

and to provoke me to anger 1

and was filled with indignation 1

anger 1

angry 1

have they provoked me to anger 1

her rival taunted her 1

i will make them angry 1

i will trouble 1

provoke me 1

provoke me to anger 4

provoked 1

provoked me to anger 1

provoking 5

provoking him to anger 4

provoking me to anger 1

so they provoked the lord to anger 1

they are provoking 1

they enraged him 2

they have enraged me 1

they have provoked 1

they might provoke me to anger 2

they provoked me to anger 1

to provoke 2

to provoke him to anger 2

to provoke me to anger 2

was angry 1

why are you provoking me to anger 1

you have provoked 1

you have provoked me to anger 1

CSB (49)

anger 12

angry 2

be angry 2

enrage 1

enraged 3

infuriated 1

infuriating 1

provoke 5

provoked 9

provoking 9

sorrow 1

taunted 1

to anger 1

trouble 1

ESV (54)

anger 30

angry 4

enraged 1

provocation 1

provoke 5

provoke him to anger 1

provoke me 1

provoked 4

provoking 4

provoking him to anger 1

trouble 1

vexation 1

KJV (54)

anger 43

angry 2

grieved 1

indignation 1

provoked 3

sorrow 1

vex 1

wrath 1

wroth 1

LEB (51)

⌊provoking 1

⌊who provoke⌋ 1

and ⌊they provoked 1

and he provoked 2

and i will disturb 1

and so provoking him 1

and they provoked the anger of 1

and you must 1

be angry 1

by provoking 3

for they provoked 1

had provoked him 1

has caused bitter provocation 1

have they provoked 1

he had provoked 1

i will provoke them 1

it and is vexed 1

provoke 1

provoke me to anger 1

provoked 1

provoking 4

provoking me to anger 2

she would provoke 1

they have ⌊provoked 1

they provoked 1

they provoked him 1

thus provoking him to anger 1

thus they provoked to anger 1

to anger 1

to provoke 4

to provoke him 2

to provoke him to anger 1

to provoke me 2

to provoke me to anger 1

to provoke yahweh 1

was angry 1

which are provoking 1

would provoke her severely 1

you have provoked 1

LSB (123)

anger 38

provoke 19

provoked 14

provoking 14

to 33

vex 1

vexed 4

N95 (77)

anger 26

angry 5

make 1

provoke 16

provoked 11

provoking 14

spite 2

trouble 1

vexation 1

NAS (123)

anger 36

angry 4

provoke 18

provoked 13

provoking 15

to 35

trouble 1

vexed 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (54)

again to provoke me to anger 1

and provoked to anger 1

and will be no more angry 1

do they provoke me to anger 1

for themselves in provoking me to anger 1

for they provoked him to anger 1

frustrated 1

had provoked him 1

have only provoked me to anger 1

i will also trouble 1

i will provoke them to anger 1

in that you provoke me to anger 1

indignation 1

me to anger 1

provoked 1

provoked anger 1

so she provoked 1

that they may provoke me to anger 1

that they might provoke me to anger 2

that you may provoke me to anger 1

they have provoked me to anger 1

thus they provoked him to anger 1

to anger 7

to be angry 1

to provoke him to anger 7

to provoke me to anger 6

to provoke yahweh to anger 1

was angry 1

who provoke 1

with which you have provoked me to anger 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2279) x o k (כאהס KAhS) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Anger

V) x o k (כאהס KAhS) - Anger: KJV (54): (vf: Paal, Hiphil, Piel) anger, provoke, grieve, indignation, sorrow, vex, wrath - Strongs: H3707 (כָּעַס)

N^m) x o k (כאהס KAhS) - Anger: [df: Sek] KJV (25): grief, provocation, wrath, sorrow, anger, angry, indignation, provoking, sore, spite - Strongs: H3708 (כַּעַס)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

כָּעַס verb be vexed, angry (Late Hebrew כָּעַס, Aramaic כְּעַם (not Syriac)); —

Qal Perfect ׳כ Psalm 112:10; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Imperfect וַיִּכְעַס Nehemiah 3:33; 2 Chronicles 16:10; 1 singular אֶכְעַס Ezekiel 16:42; Infinitive לִכְעוֺם Ecclesiastes 7:9. —

1 be vexed, indignant Psalm 112:10; Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 5:16.

2 be angry Ezekiel 16:42; Ecclesiastes 7:9, with אֶל person 2 Chronicles 16:10.

Piel. Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix כִּעֲסַתָּה 1 Samuel 1:6; 3 masculine plural suffix כִּעֲסוּנִי Deuteronomy 32:21 provoke to anger.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכְעִיס Hosea 12:15; 1 Kings 15:30; suffix הִכְעִיסוֺ 2 Kings 23:26 4t. Perfect; הַכְעִסֵו֯נִי Jeremiah 25:7; (scribal error for תַּכְעִיסוּני according to SS); Imperfect וַיַּכְעֵס 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Chronicles 28:25; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּכְעִיסֶנָּה 1 Samuel 1:7 6t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַכְעִיס 1 Kings 16:13 5t.; suffix הַכְעִ(י)סֵנִי Jeremiah 7:18 11t., + 6t. suffixes; Participle plural מַכְעִיסִים Jeremiah 7:19 4t. —

1 vex, with accusative pers 1 Samuel 1:7; Ezekiel 32:9.

2 vex, provoke to anger, especially of provoking Yahweh by workship of other gods Judges 2:12; 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 14:15; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:19; 2 Chronicles 28:25; Nehemiah 3:37; Jeremiah 7:18,19; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 32:29,32; Jeremiah 44:3; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 16:26; Isaiah 65:3; Hosea 12:15; with בּ instrumental בְּתוֺעֵבֹת Deuteronomy 32:16; בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13,26; בחטאתם 1 Kings 16:2; במעשׂ(י) יד(יוׅ Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; Jeremiah 25:6,7; Jeremiah 32:30; Jeremiah 44:8; בכל מעשׂ(ה) ידיהם 2 Kings 22:17 2 Chronicles 34:25; בבמות Psalm 78:58; בפסיליהם Jeremiah 8:19; במעלליהם Psalm 106:29; compare the phrases להכעיס(וׅ׳עשׂה הרע(ה) בעיני י do the evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke (him) to anger Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6 2 Chronicles 33:6; so מכעסים 2 Kings 21:15; Jeremiah 32:30; אשׁר הכעיס כעס (יםׅ 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26. — The phrase is characteristic of D Jeremiah and the compiler of Kings; see Dr^{Intr 191}; Deuteronomy 4:25 Holz^{eini. Hexateuch 287}.

List of Word Forms

אֶכְעַ֖ס אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ אכעיסם׃ אכעס הִכְעִ֔יס הִכְעִ֖יסוּ הִכְעִ֥יס הִכְעִיס֖וֹ הִכְעִס֛וּנִי הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי הַכְעִיסֵ֛נִי הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים הכעיס הכעיסו הכעיסני הכעסוני הכעסני׃ הכעסת המכעיסים וְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔י וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה וְכָעָ֗ס וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ וַיִּכְעַ֖ס וַיִּכְעַ֨ס וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס והכעסתי ויכעיסו ויכעיסוהו ויכעס ויכעסו וכעס וכעסתה יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ יכעיסהו׃ כִּעֲס֖וּנִי כעסוני לְהַכְעִ֔יס לְהַכְעִ֖יס לְהַכְעִ֗יס לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ לְהַכְעִיס֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ לְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ לִכְע֑וֹס להכעיס להכעיס׃ להכעיסו להכעיסו׃ להכעיסני להכעיסני׃ להכעסני לכעוס מַכְעִיסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֥ים מכעיסים מכעסים תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה תַכְעִ֤יסוּ תכעיסו תכעסנה ’aḵ‘îsêm ’aḵ·‘î·sêm ’eḵ‘as ’eḵ·‘as achiSem echAs hachiSeni haḵ‘isênî haḵ‘îsênî haḵ·‘i·sê·nî haḵ·‘î·sê·nî ham·maḵ·‘î·sîm hammachiSim hammaḵ‘îsîm hichAsta hichIs hichiSo hichIsu hichiSuni hiḵ‘astā hiḵ‘îs hiḵ‘îsōw hiḵ‘îsū hiḵ‘isūnî hiḵ·‘as·tā hiḵ·‘î·sōw hiḵ·‘î·sū hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî hiḵ·‘îs ki‘ăsūnî ki·‘ă·sū·nî kiaSuni lə·haḵ·‘i·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw lə·haḵ·‘îs lehachIs lehachiSeni lehachiSo ləhaḵ‘îs ləhaḵ‘isênî ləhaḵ‘îsênî ləhaḵ‘îsōw lichos liḵ‘ōws liḵ·‘ō·ws machiSim maḵ‘isîm maḵ‘îsîm maḵ·‘i·sîm maḵ·‘î·sîm tachiSennah tachIsu taḵ‘isennāh ṯaḵ‘îsū taḵ·‘i·sen·nāh ṯaḵ·‘î·sū vaiyachEs vaiyachIsu vaiyachiSuhu vaiyichAs vechaAs vechiaSattah veHichasTi way·yaḵ·‘ês way·yaḵ·‘i·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū·hū way·yiḵ·‘as wayyaḵ‘ês wayyaḵ‘isū wayyaḵ‘îsū wayyaḵ‘îsūhū wayyiḵ‘as wə·hiḵ·‘as·tî wə·ḵā·‘ās wə·ḵi·‘ă·sat·tāh wəhiḵ‘astî wəḵā‘ās wəḵi‘ăsattāh yachiSuhu yaḵ‘îsuhū yaḵ·‘î·su·hū