Strong's Lexicon

H3708

H3708 — כַּעַס כַּעַשׂ

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

Hebrewka`acnoun mascOccurrences: 26TWOT: 1016a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3708
Word:	כַּעַס כַּעַשׂ
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from 3707
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	26
Transliteration:	ka`ac
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	kah'-as (or (in Job) kaoas {kah'-as};) n-m.
Meaning:	1. vexation
KJV Renderings:	anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, X sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.

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BDB4139

כַּ֫עַס noun masculine vexation, anger; — ׳ כ Deut 32:27 + 13 t.; כָּ֑עַס Prov 21:19; Eccl 1:18 suffix כַּעְסִי 1Sam 1:16, כַּעַסְךָ Ps 85:5, כַּעְסוֺ Prov 12:16; 1Kgs 15:30 plural כְּעָסִים 2Kgs 23:26. — vexation:

1. of men, especially caused by unmerited treatment, 1Sam 1:6; 1Sam 1:16; Prov 12:16; Prov 17:25; Prov 21:19; Prov 27:3; Eccl 7:9.

2. vexation, anger of Yahweh (caused especially by worship of other gods) 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 21:22 ; 2Kgs 23:26 עִמָּנוּ ׳ כ Ps 85:5 anger (of Yahweh) with us; בָּנָיו ׳ כ Deut 32:19 anger against his sons, אוֺיֵב ׳ כ Deut 32:27 anger against the enemy (both object genitive see Di ; RV provocation of, compare Dr); קָרְבָּנָם ׳ כ Ezek 20:28 provocation of their offering (so RV but Co strike out, rightly).

3. vexation, grief Ps 6:8; Ps 10:14; Ps 31:10; Eccl 1:18; Eccl 2:23; Eccl 7:3; Eccl 11:10 , also כעס Eccl 5:16 accusative Ew aI.

BDB4140

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 Prov 12:16; Prov 27:3), Prov 6:2; Prov 17:7.

2. vexation, anger, of God; with כַּעַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִי Job 10:17 thine anger with me.

כַּף see below כפף.

Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

כעס (kah’-gas)

Deuteronomy 32:19

KJV: And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.abhorred: or, despised

EHCC: becanse oj the provoking of his sons,

Deuteronomy 27:1

KJV: And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.

EHCC: foncedihe wrath of pan

Deuteronomy 21:22

KJV: And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

EHCC: the procoeation wherewith thou bar |

1 Kings 23:26

EHCC: of all the provocations (marg. axgen)

Psalms 6:7

KJV: Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

EHCC: (H). Mine eye is consumed because of ק

Psalms 10:14

KJV: Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.committeth: Heb. leaveth

EHCC: thou beholdest mischief and spite, .

Psalms 31:9

KJV: Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

EHCC: (10).mine eye is consumed rith yr,

Psalms 85:4

KJV: Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

EHCC: (5). cause thine anger toward us to cea.

Proverbs 12:16

KJV: A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.presently: Heb. in that day

EHCC: A fool's wrath is ntly known:

Proverbs 17:23

KJV: A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

EHCC: A foolish son is} a oriefto his father

Proverbs 21:19

KJV: It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.in…: Heb. in the land of the desert

EHCC: a contentious and an angry woman. (44

Proverbs 27:3

KJV: A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.heavy: Heb. heaviness

EHCC: but a fool's wrath (is) heavier than |

Ecclesiastes 1:18

KJV: For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

EHCC: in much wisdom (is) much grief:

Ecclesiastes 2:93

EHCC: and his travail grief; |

Ecclesiastes 7:8

KJV: Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

EHCC: Sorrow (is) better than laughter: (127)

Ecclesiastes 11:10

KJV: Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.sorrow: or, anger

EHCC: remove sorrow from thy beart, (mz |