Definition
a primitive root; to grate the teeth
Traditional renderings: gnash.
Traditional renderings: gnash.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָרַק:
- βρύχωbruchō“to gnash”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Job 16:9חָרַ֣ק · He gnashesHis anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- Psalm 35:16חָרֹ֖ק · they gnashedLike godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- Psalm 37:12וְחֹרֵ֖ק · and gnashThe wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalm 112:10יַחֲרֹ֣ק · he will gnashThe wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Lamentations 2:16וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־ · and gnashAll your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”