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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 - The LORD saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:27 - but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest the adversary misunderstand and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed; the LORD has not done all this.’ ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:6 - Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:26 - Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the heat of his fierce anger, which burned against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to arouse his anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:2 - “If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales!

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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 toward me; your forces come against me wave upon wave.

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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 weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:14 - But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 - Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:4 - Restore us again, God our Savior, and put away your displeasure toward us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 - A foolish son brings 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 - Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 1:18 - For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:23 - All their days their work is grief and pain; even at night their minds do not rest. This too is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:3 - Frustration is better than laughter, because a sad face is good for the heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:9

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 11:10 - So then, banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:28 - When I brought them into the land I had sworn to give them and they saw any high hill or any leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, made offerings that aroused my anger, presented their fragrant incense and poured out their drink offerings.
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