Definition
a primitive root; to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)
Traditional renderings: be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
Traditional renderings: be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָרַר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Job 30:30חָ֝֗רָה · burnMy skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
- Psalm 69:3נִחַ֪ר · is parchedI am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalm 102:3נִחָֽרוּ׃ · burnFor my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Proverbs 26:21לְחַרְחַר־ · for kindlingLike charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Isaiah 24:6חָרוּ֙ · have been burnedTherefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive.
- Jeremiah 6:29נָחַ֣ר · blow fiercelyThe bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged.
- Ezekiel 15:4נָחָ֔ר · is charredNo, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
- Ezekiel 15:5וַיֵּחָ֔ר · and charred itEven when it was whole, it could not be made useful. How much less can it ever be useful when the fire has consumed it and charred it!
- Ezekiel 24:10יֵחָֽרוּ׃ · be burnedPile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.
- Ezekiel 24:11וְחָ֣רָה · glowsSet the empty pot on its coals until it becomes hot and its copper glows. Then its impurity will melt within; its rust will be consumed.