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Lexicon :: Strong's H3708 - kaʿas

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כַּעַס
Transliteration
kaʿas
Pronunciation
kah'-as
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1016a

Strong’s Definitions

כַּעַס kaʻaç, kah'-as; or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ kaʻas; from H3707; vexation:—anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, × sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H3708 in the following manner: grief (7x), provocation (4x), wrath (4x), sorrow (3x), anger (2x), angry (1x), indignation (1x), provoking (1x), sore (1x), spite (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H3708 in the following manner: grief (7x), provocation (4x), wrath (4x), sorrow (3x), anger (2x), angry (1x), indignation (1x), provoking (1x), sore (1x), spite (1x).
  1. anger, vexation, provocation, grief

    1. vexation

      1. of men

      2. of God

    2. vexation, grief, frustration

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּעַס kaʻaç, kah'-as; or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ kaʻas; from H3707; vexation:—anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, × sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
STRONGS H3708: Abbreviations
כַּ֫עַס noun masculine vexation, anger; — כ׳ Deuteronomy 32:27 + 13 times; כָּ֑עַס Proverbs 21:19; Ecclesiastes 1:18; suffix כַּעְסִי 1 Samuel 1:16, כַּעַסְךָ Psalm 85:5, כַּעְסוֺ Proverbs 12:16; 1 Kings 15:30; plural כְּעָסִים 2 Kings 23:26. — vexation:
1. of men, especially caused by unmerited treatment, 1 Samuel 1:6, 16; Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 27:3; Ecclesiastes 7:9.
2. vexation, anger of Yahweh (caused especially by worship of other gods) 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26; עִמָּנוּ כ׳ Psalm 85:5 anger (of Yahweh) with us; בָּנָיו כ׳ Deuteronomy 32:19 anger against his sons, אוֺיֵב כ׳ Deuteronomy 32:27 anger against the enemy (both object genitive see Di; RV provocation of, compare Dr); קָרְבָּנָם כ׳ Ezekiel 20:28 provocation of their offering (so RV but Co strike out, rightly).

כַּ֫עַשׂ noun masculine (dialectic variation of כַּעַם, only in Job); — כ׳ Job 17:7, כָּ֑עָשׂ Job 5:2; suffix כַּעְשִׂי Job 6:2; כַּעַשְׂךָ Job 10:17; —
1. vexation, grief of men Job 5:2 (compare Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 27:3), Proverbs 6:2; Proverbs 17:7.
2. vexation, anger, of God; with כַּעַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִי Job 10:17 thine anger with me..
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:19; 32:27; 32:27

1 Samuel

1:6; 1:16; 1:16

1 Kings

15:30; 15:30; 21:22

2 Kings

23:26; 23:26

Job

5:2; 5:2; 6:2; 10:17; 10:17; 17:7

Psalms

6:8; 10:14; 31:10; 85:5; 85:5

Proverbs

6:2; 12:16; 12:16; 12:16; 17:7; 17:25; 21:19; 21:19; 27:3; 27:3

Ecclesiastes

1:18; 1:18; 2:23; 5:16; 7:3; 7:9; 11:10

Ezekiel

20:28

H3708

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3708 matches the Hebrew כַּעַס (kaʿas),
which occurs 25 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:19 -

“The LORD saw it, and rejected them,

Out of indignation with His sons and His daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 -

Had I not feared the provocation of the enemy,

That their adversaries would misjudge,

That they would say, “Our [own] hand has prevailed,

And the LORD has not done all this.”’

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Hannah’s rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the LORD had [fn]left her childless.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - “Do not regard your maidservant as a wicked and worthless woman, for I have spoken until now out of my great concern and [bitter] provocation.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - because of the sins committed by Jeroboam and which he made Israel commit, and because he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - and I will make your house (descendants) like that of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for provoking Me to anger and making Israel sin.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 -

However, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath which was kindled against Judah because of all the [fn]despicable acts with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 -

“For anger slays the foolish man,

And jealousy kills the simple (naive).

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 -

“Oh, that my grief could actually be weighed

And placed in the balances together with my tragedy [to see if my grief is the grief of a coward]!

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17 -

‘You renew Your witnesses against me

And increase Your indignation and anger toward me;

Hardship after hardship is with me [attacking me time after time].

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:7 -

“My eye has grown dim (unexpressive) because of grief,

And all my [body’s] members are [wasted away] like a shadow.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:7 -

My eye grows dim with grief;

It grows old because of all my enemies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 -

You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.

The unfortunate commits himself to You;

You are the helper of the fatherless.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 -

Be gracious and compassionate to me, O LORD, for I am in trouble;

My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:4 -

Restore us, O God of our salvation,

And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 -

The [arrogant] fool’s anger is quickly known [because he lacks self-control and common sense],

But a prudent man ignores an insult.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 -

A foolish son is a grief and anguish to his father

And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 -

It is better to dwell in a desert land

Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 -

Stone is heavy and the sand weighty,

But a fool’s [unreasonable] wrath is heavier and more burdensome than both of them.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - For in much [human] wisdom there is much displeasure and exasperation; increasing knowledge increases sorrow.
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all his days his work is painful and sorrowful; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity (worthless).
Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 -

Sorrow is better than laughter,

For when a face is sad (deep in thought) the heart may be happy [because it is growing in wisdom].

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 -

Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,

For anger dwells in the heart of fools.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - Therefore, remove sorrow and anger from your heart and put away pain from your body, for childhood and the prime of life are fleeting.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - “For when I had brought them into the land which I swore to give to them, they saw every high hill and every dark and leafy tree [as a place for idol worship], and there they offered their sacrifices and there they presented their offering that provoked My anger; there also they made their sweet-smelling aroma and there poured out their drink offerings.
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