Help QuickNav Adv. Options
BES

BES

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H3708 - kaʿas

Choose a new font size and typeface
כַּעַס
Transliteration
kaʿas
Pronunciation
kah'-as
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

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).
3. vexation, grief Psalm 6:8; Psalm 10:14; Psalm 31:10; Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ecclesiastes 11:10, also כעס Ecclesiastes 5:16 accusative Ew and others.

† 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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:19 - And the Lord saw, and was jealous; and was provoked by the anger of his sons and daughters,

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - Were it not for the wrath of the enemy, lest they should live long, lest their enemies should combine against them; lest they should say, Our own high arm, and not the Lord, has done all these things.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - For the Lord gave her no child in her affliction, and according to the despondency of her affliction; and she was dispirited on this account, that the Lord shut up her womb so as not to give her a child.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - [fn]Count not thy handmaid for a pestilent woman, for by reason of the abundance of my importunity I have continued my prayer until now.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - [fn]for the sins of Jeroboam, who led Israel into sin, even by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - (LXX 20:22) And I will [fn]make thy house as the house of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, and as the house of Baasa son of Achia, because of the provocations wherewith thou hast provoked me, and caused Israel to sin.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 - Nevertheless the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great anger, wherewith he was wroth in his anger against Juda, [fn]because of the provocations, wherewith Manasses provoked him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - For wrath destroys the foolish one, and envy slays him that has gone astray.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me, and take up my griefs in a balance together!

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17 - renewing against me my torture: and thou hast dealt with me in great anger, and thou hast brought trials upon me.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:7 - For my eyes are dimmed through pain; I have been grievously beset by all.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:7 - (LXX 6:8) Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - (LXX 9:35) Thou seest it; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 - (LXX 30:10) Pity me, O Lord, for I am afflicted: my eye is troubled with indignation, my soul and my belly.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:4 - (LXX 84:5) Turn us, O God of our salvation, and turn thine anger away from us.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool declares his wrath the same day; but a prudent man hides his own disgrace.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 - A foolish son is a cause of anger to his father, and grief to her that bore him.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 - It is better to dwell in a wilderness than with a quarrelsome and talkative and passionate woman.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy, and sand cumbersome; but a fool's wrath is heavier than both.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - For in the abundance of wisdom is abundance of knowledge; and he that increases knowledge will increase sorrow.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all his days are days of sorrows, and vexation of spirit is his; in the night also his heart rests not. This is also vanity.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 - Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for youth and folly are vanity.

Tools

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - Whereas I brought them into the land concerning which I lifted up mine hand to give it them; and they looked upon every high hill, and every shady tree, and they sacrificed there to their gods, and offered there a sweet-smelling savour, and there they poured out their drink-offerings.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
BES
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
BES
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan