Strong's Lexicon

H2534

H2534 — חֵמָה חֵמָא

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchemahnoun femOccurrences: 124TWOT: 860a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2534
Word:חֵמָה חֵמָא
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from H3179
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:124
Transliteration:chemah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:khay-maw' (or (Dan. 11) n-f.
Meaning:1. heat 2. (figuratively) anger, poison (from its fever)
KJV Renderings:anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(- ful). See H2529.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2838

חֵמָא see חֵמָה below יחם.


BDB2852

חֵמָה wrath, see below יחם; חֵמָה Job 29:6, see חֶמְאָה ; חַמָּה, חַמָּן, חַמּוֺן, חַמַּת see below חמם. below


BDB3521

חֵמָה (once חֵמָא):121 noun feminine heat, rage (for יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗ ; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַחְמָא poison, [untranscribed source text 2213] heat, wrath, poison, BrockLex. 116, also § 103; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2214] poison, Lane651; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath , poison, DlHWB 78 Muss-ArnCD 62) — absolute חֵמָה Nah 1:2 + 39 t.; חֵמָא Dan 11:44 construct חֲמַת Gen 27:44 + 25 t.; suffix חֲמָתִי Jer 4:4 + 36 t.; חֲמָֽתְךָ Jer 10:25 + 8 t.; חֲמָתֶ֑ךָ Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47 חֲמָתוֺ Isa 51:17 + 8 t.; חֲמָתָם Job 6:4 plural חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24, חֵמֹת Ps 76:11

1. heat:
a. fever, חֲמַת מִיַּיִן Hos 7:5 fever from wine, wine-fever (on stative construct see Ges «GKC:130»§ 130, 1).
b. venom, poison (figurative): חֲמַת זֹחֲלֵי עָפָר Deut 32:24 תַּנִּינִים ׳ ח Deut 32:33 נָחָשׁ ׳ ח Ps 58:5 compare Ps 58:5 עַכְשׁוּב ׳ ח Ps 140:4 poison of arrows (of ׳ י) Job 6:4.
2. burning anger, rage:
a. of man: Gen 27:44 ( J ), 2Sam 11:20; 2Kgs 5:12; Esth 1:12; Esth 2:1; Esth 3:5; Esth 5:9 (against, עַל), Esth 7:7; Esth 7:10; Ps 37:8 (|| אַף), Ps 76:11 (yet on text see Che), Prov 6:34; Prov 15:1; Prov 15:18 (אִישׁ חֵמָה man of rage = raging or wrathful man), Prov 16:4; Prov 19:19 (׳ גְּדָלאח Qr = one great in rage, see De Now), Prov 27:4 (|| אַף), Isa 51:13 (twice in verse); Ezek 23:25 אִישׁ חֵמוֺת Prov 22:24 (|| בַּעַל אָ֑ף); בַּעַל חֵמָה Prov 29:22 (|| אִישׁ אַף); חֵמָה עַזָּה strong rage Prov 21:14 (|| אַף); חֲמַת רוּחִי Ezek 3:14 the rage of my spirit.
b. of the he-goat in Daniel's vision, בַּחֲמַת כֹחוֺ Dan 8:6 in the fury of his power.
c. of God (׳ י), often Jeremiah, Isa2, Ezekiel, Psalms: Jer 4:4 + 16 t. Jeremiah; 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17; Isa 27:4 (Hi Ew Di Du; on other interpretations, and on text see Di), Isa 63:5; Lam 2:4; Ezek 5:13 + 29 t. Ezekiel; Num 25:11 ( P ), 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21; 2Chr 34:25; 2Chr 36:16; Ps 59:14; Ps 79:6; Ps 88:8; Ps 89:47; Ps 106:23; Job 21:20 apparently also Job 19:29; Job 36:18 see Di; often || אַף Mic 5:14; Deut 9:19; Deut 29:22; Isa 42:25 (אַפּוֺ as appositive, + עֱזוּז מִלְחָמָה), Isa 63:3; Isa 63:6; Dan 9:16; Ps 6:2; Ps 78:38; Ps 90:7 לְהָשִׁיב בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Ps 66:15 (|| וְגַעֲרַתוֺ בְּלַהֲבֵיאֵֿשׁ), + Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 of the whirlwind of ׳ י; || אַף + קֶצֶף גָּדוֺל Deut 29:27; Jer 21:5; Jer 32:37 || אַף + תֹּכְחוֺת חֵמָה Ezek 5:15, compare תּוֺכְחוֺת חֵמָה alone Ezek 25:17 || חֲרוֺן אַפּוֺ Nah 1:6; Lam 4:11 || קֶצֶף Isa 34:2 (of fury against, על ), Ps 38:2 || גְּעָרָה Isa 51:20 || גְּמוּל Isa 59:18 || קִנְאָה Ezek 36:6, compare חֵמָה גְדוֺלָה קִנֵּאתִי Zech 8:2 (|| קִנְאָה גדולה); דַּם חֵמָה וְקִנְאָה Ezek 16:38 (on text see Co); חֲמַת קֶ֑רִי Lev 26:28 rage of meeting, i.e. encountering them in rage ; כּוֺס חֲמָתוֺ(ת־ִיׅ Isa 51:17; Isa 51:22 the cup of his (my) fury; כּוֺס הַיַּיִן הַחֵמָה הַזּאֹת Jer 25:15 בַּעַל חֵמָה a possessor of fury = furious Nah 1:2 (|| נֹקֵם, אֵל קִנּוֺא). [חֵמָה עַל = rage against one: Isa 34:2; 2Chr 28:9. — Vbs. used with חֵמָה are: 2.a.: שׁוּב Gen 27:44, הֵשִׁיב Prov 15:1, עָלָה 2Sam 11:20 , בָּעַר Esth 1:12, שָׁכַךְ Esth 2:1; Esth 7:10 2.c.: הֵשִׁיב turn away wrath of ׳ י Num 25:11; Ps 106:23 ; Jer 18:20 (but הָשִׁיכ בְּחֵמָה אַפּוֺ Isa 66:15 to recompense his anger in fury, give it as requital); ׳ י ׳ ח is kindled against one יצת ב Niph`al 2Kgs 22:13; 2Kgs 22:17 it burns בָּֽעֲרָה Jer 4:4; Jer 21:12; Jer 44:6; Ps 89:47 arises עלה 2Chr 36:16 , compare as object of עלה Hiph`il Ezek 24:8 is poured out נִתְּכָה בְ 2Chr 12:7; 2Chr 34:21 ; 2Chr 34:25; Jer 7:20 נִתְּכָה עַל Jer 42:18 (twice in verse); Jer 44:6 נִתְּכָה כָאֵשׁ Nah 1:6 ׳ י pours it out שָׁפַךְ אֶל Ps 79:6 שָׁפַךְ עַל Isa 42:25; Jer 10:25; Ezek 7:8; Ezek 9:8; Ezek 14:19 ; Ezek 16:38 (according to Co's conjecture), Ezek 20:8; Ezek 20:13; Ezek 20:21; Ezek 22:22; Ezek 30:15; Ezek 36:18 שָׁפַךְ כָּאֵשׁ Lam 2:4 חֵמָה שְׁפוּכָה Ezek 20:33 ; Ezek 20:34 בְ ׳ הֵנִיחַ ח bring to rest (i.e. satisfy) one's fury upon Ezek 5:13; Ezek 16:42 ; Ezek 24:13 ׳ כִּלָּה ח Lam 4:11 + בְּ Ezek 5:13 I have accomplished my fury upon them (in their case), Ezek 6:12; Ezek 13:15.]


יַחְמוּר see below IV. חמר


יַחְמַי see below חמה


BDB9578

יחם (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew יָחַם , whence חֵמָה).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חמה (g’heh-)

Genesis 27:44

KJV: And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
EHCC: until thy brother's fury turn away;

Leviticus 26:28

KJV: Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
EHCC: Then I will walk contrary unto you also

Numbers 25:11

KJV: Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.for…: Heb. with my zeal
EHCC: hath turned my wrath awa

Deuteronomy 9:19

KJV: For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also.
EHCC: was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure,

Deuteronomy 29:28

KJV: And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
EHCC: ( 22). the Lord overthrew in his anger, and

Deuteronomy 82:24

EHCC: the poison of serpents of the dust, .

2 Samuel 11:20

KJV: And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
EHCC: if so be that the king’s wrath arise,

2 Kings 5:12

KJV: Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.Abana: or, Amana
EHCC: So he turned and went away in a rage.

2 Kings 92:19

EHCC: great (is) the wrath of the Lord

2 Chronicles 12:7

KJV: And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.some: or, a little while
EHCC: my wrath Thal! not be poured out

2 Chronicles 28:9

KJV: But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
EHCC: because the Lord God of your fathers was

2 Chronicles 34:21

KJV: Go, enquire of the Lord for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the Lord that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord, to do after all that is written in this book.
EHCC: great (is) the wrath of the Lord

2 Chronicles 36:16

KJV: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.remedy: Heb. healing
EHCC: the wrath of the Lord arose

Esther 1:12

KJV: But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.by his…: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs
EHCC: and Ais anger burned in him.

Esther 2:1

KJV: After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
EHCC: when the wrath of king Abasucrus was

Esther 8:5

KJV: And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:devised: Heb. the devicewhich he…: or, who wrote
EHCC: then was Haman full of wrath.

Esther 5:9

KJV: Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
EHCC: he was full of indignation against

Job 6:4

KJV: For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
EHCC: the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit:

Job 19:29

KJV: Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
EHCC: wrath (bringeth the punishments of the

Job 21:20

KJV: His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
EHCC: and he shall drink of the wruth of the

Job 86:18

EHCC: Because ( there is) wrath,

Psalms 6:1

KJV: To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.chief…: or, overseerSheminith: or, the eighth
EHCC: (2).chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalms 37:8

KJV: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
EHCC: Cease from anger, and forsake wrath:

Psalms 98:1

KJV: A Psalm.O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
EHCC: (2).neither chasten me in thy 806 dis-

Psalms 59:1

KJV: To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.Al–taschith…: or, Destroy notMichtam: or, A golden Psalmdefend…: Heb. set me on high
EHCC: 14), onyume (them) fx wrath, consume

Psalms 76:10

KJV: Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
EHCC: (11). the wrath of man shall praise thee:the

Psalms 78:38

KJV: But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
EHCC: did not stir up all Ais wrath.

Psalms 79:6

KJV: Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
EHCC: Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen

Psalms 88:7

KJV: Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
EHCC: 8). Thy wrath lieth hard upon me,

Psalms 89:46

KJV: How long, Lord? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
EHCC: (47). shall thy wrath burn like fire?

Psalms 90:7

KJV: For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
EHCC: and by thy wrath are we troubled.

Psalms 140:8

KJV: Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.lest…: or, let them not be exalted
EHCC: (4).adders' poison (is) under their lips.

Proverbs 6:34

KJV: For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
EHCC: jealousy (is) the rage of a man:

Proverbs 15:1

KJV: A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
EHCC: 'A soft answer turneth away wrath :

Proverbs 18:4

KJV: The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
EHCC: serath fil man (lit. a inan of wrath)

Proverbs 16:14

KJV: The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
EHCC: The wrath of a king (is 2) messengers of

Proverbs 19:19

KJV: A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.do: Heb. add
EHCC: A man of great wrath shall suffer

Proverbs 21:14

KJV: A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
EHCC: reward in the bosom strong wrath,

Proverbs 27:4

KJV: Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?Wrath…: Heb. Wrath is cruelty, and anger an overflowingenvy: or, jealousy?
EHCC: Wrath (is) cruel, and anger (is)

Isaiah 27:4

KJV: Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.go…: or, march against
EHCC: Fury (is) not in me:

Isaiah 34:2

KJV: For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
EHCC: and (his) fury upon all their armies:

Isaiah 42:25

KJV: Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
EHCC: he hath poured upon him the fury of his

Isaiah 51:13

KJV: And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?were…: or, made himself ready
EHCC: because of the fury of the oppressor,

Isaiah 17:0

EHCC: f the Lord the cup of Ais fury;

Isaiah 59:18

KJV: According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.deeds: Heb. recompences
EHCC: fury to his adversaries, .

Isaiah 63:3

KJV: I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.
EHCC: trample them in my fury; 7

Isaiah 66:15

KJV: For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.
EHCC: to render his anger with fm .

Jeremiah 4:4

KJV: Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
EHCC: 1086 וו for come forth like fire, .

Jeremiah 6:11

KJV: Therefore I am full of the fury of the Lord; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days.
EHCC: lam Ra ofthe fry of the Lord;

Jeremiah 7:20

KJV: Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.
EHCC: mine anger and my fury shal be poured

Jeremiah 10:25

KJV: Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.
EHCC: Pour out thy fury upon the heather, .

Jeremiah 18:20

KJV: Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
EHCC: turn away aay wrath from then.

Jeremiah 23:19

KJV: Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
EHCC: the Lord is gone forth in fury,

Jeremiah 25:15

KJV: For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
EHCC: Take the wie cup of this fury at my

Jeremiah 30:23

KJV: Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.continuing: Heb. cuttingfall…: or, remain
EHCC: the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with

Jeremiah 36:7

KJV: It may be they will present their supplication before the Lord, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the Lord hath pronounced against this people.they…: Heb. their supplication shall fail
EHCC: and the fury that the Lord hath

Jeremiah 42:18

KJV: For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.
EHCC: and my fury hath been poured forth

Jeremiah 44:6

KJV: Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day.
EHCC: my fury and mine anger was poured

Lamentations 2:4

KJV: He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.all…: Heb. all the desirable of the eye
EHCC: he poured out Ais fury like fire.

Lamentations 4:11

KJV: The Lord hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
EHCC: The Lord hath accomplished his fury:

Lamentations 5:13

KJV: They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
EHCC: 1 will cause my fury to rest upon them,

Lamentations 6:12

EHCC: thus will 1 accomplish my fury

Lamentations 8:18

EHCC: Therefore will I also deal in fury:

Lamentations 9:8

EHCC: thy pouring out of thy fury

Lamentations 13:13

EHCC: with a stormy wind in my fury;

Lamentations 14:19

EHCC: pour out my fury upon it

Lamentations 16:38

EHCC: will ‘ive thee blood in fury

Lamentations 20:8

EHCC: 1 will pour out my fury

Lamentations 21:17

EHCC: (22).1 will cause miy fury to rest:

Lamentations 22:20

EHCC: in mine anger and ia my fury,

Lamentations 23:25

EHCC: they shall deal furiously with thee:

Lamentations 24:8

EHCC: That it might cause fury to come up

Lamentations 13:1

EHCC: have caused my fury to rest

Lamentations 25:14

EHCC: according to my fury;

Lamentations 30:15

EHCC: 1 will pour my fury upon Sin,

Lamentations 36:6

EHCC: spoken in my jealousy and in my fury,

Lamentations 18:1

EHCC: poured my fey upon them

Lamentations 38:18

EHCC: my fury shall come up in my face.

Daniel 8:6

KJV: And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power.
EHCC: in the fury of his power.

Daniel 9:16

KJV: O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us.
EHCC: let thine anger and thy fury be turned

Hosea 7:5

KJV: In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.bottles…: or, heat through wine
EHCC: sick with botéles (marg. heat) of wine;

Micah 6:15

KJV: Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
EHCC: (14). anger and fury upon the heathen,

Zechariah 8:2

KJV: Thus saith the Lord of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.
EHCC: and 1 was jealous for her with great fury.
↑ Top