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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).
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.
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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:19 - But the LORD took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - But I fear the reaction of their enemies, for their adversaries would misunderstand and say, "Our power is great, and the LORD has not done all this!"'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Her rival wife used to upset her and make her worry, for the LORD had not enabled her to have children.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Don't consider your servant a wicked woman, for until now I have spoken from my deep pain and anguish."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - This happened because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit. These sins angered the LORD God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - I will make your dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 - Yet the LORD's great anger against Judah did not subside; he was still infuriated by all the things Manasseh had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - "Oh, if only my grief could be weighed, and my misfortune laid on the scales too!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:17 - You bring new witnesses against me, and increase your anger against me; relief troops come against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:7 - My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:7 - My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 - Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:4 - Restore us, O God our deliverer! Do not be displeased with us!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool's annoyance is known at once, but the prudent overlooks an insult.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 - A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:19 - It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - For with great wisdom comes great frustration; whoever increases his knowledge merely increases his heartache.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - For all day long his work produces pain and frustration, and even at night his mind cannot relax! This also is futile!

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 - Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - Banish emotional stress from your mind. and put away pain from your body; for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.
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