Proverbs 21:14

מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּה אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד בַּ֝חֵ֗ק חֵמָ֥ה עַזָּֽה

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

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Proverbs 19:6

רַבִּים יְחַלּוּ פְנֵֽי-נָדִיב וְכָל-הָרֵעַ לְאִישׁ מַתָּֽן׃

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Proverbs 18:16

מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

Proverbs 17:8

אֶֽבֶן-חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Matthew 6:3

σοῦ δὲ ποιοῦντος ἐλεημοσύνην μὴ γνώτω ἡ ἀριστερά σου τί ποιεῖ ἡ δεξιά σου

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

1 Samuel 25:35

וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד מִיָּדָהּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר-הֵבִיאָה לוֹ וְלָהּ אָמַר עֲלִי לְשָׁלוֹם לְבֵיתֵךְ רְאִי שָׁמַעְתִּי בְקוֹלֵךְ וָֽאֶשָּׂא פָּנָֽיִךְ׃

So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

Genesis 32:20

וַֽאֲמַרְתֶּם גַּם הִנֵּה עַבְדְּךָ יַֽעֲקֹב אַֽחֲרֵינוּ כִּֽי-אָמַר אֲכַפְּרָה פָנָיו בַּמִּנְחָה הַֽהֹלֶכֶת לְפָנָי וְאַֽחֲרֵי-כֵן אֶרְאֶה פָנָיו אוּלַי יִשָּׂא פָנָֽי׃

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

Genesis 43:11

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲבִיהֶם אִם-כֵּן׀ אֵפוֹא זֹאת עֲשׂוּ קְחוּ מִזִּמְרַת הָאָרֶץ בִּכְלֵיכֶם וְהוֹרִידוּ לָאִישׁ מִנְחָה מְעַט צֳרִי וּמְעַט דְּבַשׁ נְכֹאת וָלֹט בָּטְנִים וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

Proverbs 17:23

שֹׁחַד מֵחֵק רָשָׁע יִקָּח לְהַטּוֹת אָרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

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

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מַתָּ֣ן

Root word gift, gifts

Dictionary form: מַתָּן · maht-TAWN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

מַתָּן

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: a gift

a gift ×1 and gift ×1 gift ×1 of their gift ×1 that giveth gifts ×1

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gift — Most versatile; fits nearly any context.

present — Prefer when gift is given to honor someone.

offering — Use in ritual or ceremonial contexts.

bribe — Use when gift is given to corrupt or influence.

grant — Suits formal or legal transfer of something valuable.

contribution — Good for communal or collective giving contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5447 H4976

I. מַתָּן noun masculine^{Prov 18:16} collective gift(s); — absolute ׳מ Gen 34:12 + 2 t.; construct id. Prov 18:16 (see Baer^{on the passage} Ges^{«GKC:92g»§ 92g} Kö^{ii 1, 98}); suffix מַתָּנָם Num 18:11 — marriage-gifts Gen 34:12 (J; + מֹהַר); offerings Num 18:11 (P; ׳תְּרוּמַת מ); elsewhere generally, gifts, presents, Prov 18:16; Prov 21:14 (|| שֹׁחַד); אִישׁ מַתָּן Prov 19:6 = a giver of gifts.

Strong's Definition H4976

gift, gifts

mattān

a present

gifts, offerings, presents

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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בַּ ֭סֵּתֶר

בַּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

֭סֵּתֶר

Root word secret, secretly, covert, place, privily, …

Dictionary form: סֵתֶר · say-TER

Vowels & Accents

בַּ

Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Rd/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

בַּ	Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
סֵּתֶר	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: in secret

in secret ×4 secretly ×4 art my hiding place ×2 in the covert ×2 in the secret ×2 a backbiting ×1 and a covert ×1 are a covering ×1

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hiding place — Concrete refuge sense; common in psalms of trust.

shelter — Warm, protective nuance; suits poetic or protective contexts.

concealment — Abstract noun; good for covert or hidden-action contexts.

secret place — Modernizes KJV phrase; retains sacred/intimate overtone.

cover — Brief, versatile; suits military or protective imagery.

privacy — Best when secrecy rather than protection is the focus.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5724 H5643

סֵ֫תֶר noun [masculine] covering, hiding-place, secrecy; — absolute ׳ס Judg 3:19 +, ס֑תֶר 2Sam 12:12; Prov 25:23, סֶ֑תֶר Ps 139:15 construct סֵ֫תֶר 1Sam 25:20 +; suffix סִתְרוֺ Ps 18:12 (insert also || 2Sam 22:12 ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Th Bu HPS), סִתְרִי Ps 119:114 plural סְתָרִים Prov 9:17 —

1. covering, cover, הָהָר ׳בְּס 1Sam 25:20 under cover of the mountain, concealed by it; of clouds as covering for ׳י (shutting out his view) Job 22:14, of darkness (i.e. dark clouds) as ׳י's hiding-place (in theoph.) Ps 18:12 (= 2Sam 22:12 see above), so רַ֑עַם ׳ס 2Sam 81:8 hiding-place of thunder; of adulterer פָּנִים ׳ס יָשִׂים Job 24:15 i.e. disguiseth himself.

2. a. hidng-place, 1Sam 19:2; Isa 28:17 הַמַּדְרֵגָה ׳ס Song 2:14 (in figurative; || חַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע), of hippopotamus Job 40:21 figurative of Israel as shelter to Moab with מִפְּנֵי Isa 16:6, of ideal Israelite, as זֶרֶם ׳ס Isa 32:2, especially of ׳י as shelter: אָהֳלוֺ ׳ס Ps 27:5, פָּנֶיךָ ׳ס Ps 31:21, כְּנָפֶיךָ ׳ס Ps 61:5, עֶלְיוֺן ׳ס Ps 91:1, לִי ׳אַתָּה ס Ps 32:7 compare Ps 119:114.
b. secret place, of womb Ps 139:15 (|| תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אָ֑רֶץ).

3. secrecy: ׳דְּבַרסֿ Judg 3:19 a matter of secrecy, secret matter; plural abstract intensive לֶחֶם סְתָרִים Prov 9:17 bread of utter secrecy (i.e. gained stealthily, || מַיִם גְּנוּבִים); לְשֹׁן סָ֑תֶר Prov 25:23 tongue of secrecy, i.e. slanderous; elsewhere ׳בַּסּ in secrecy, secretly Deut 13:7; Deut 27:15; Deut 27:24; Deut 28:57; Deut 2:12; Deut 38:16; Deut 40:15; Deut 48:16; Deut 31:27; Ps 101:5.

BDB5725 H5643

סִתְרָה noun feminine shelter, protection, יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם ׳ס Deut 32:38 (read perhaps יהיו, compare Dr) let them (the strange gods) be over you as a shelter.

Strong's Definition H5643

secret, secretly, covert, place, privily, …

sēter

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

(n m) covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy

covering, cover

secrecy (of tongue being slanderous)

Variations 15 forms of this word

Translations 27 English renderings

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Word Parts

יִכְפֶּה

Root word pacifieth

Dictionary form: כָּפָה · kaw-PAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqi3ms

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

יִכְפֶּה

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: pacifieth

pacifieth ×1

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calm — Broad, natural choice for soothing anger or tension.

pacify — Modernized KJV form; clear and widely understood.

appease — Implies satisfying an offended party; relational nuance.

soothe — Softer register; suits emotional or interpersonal contexts.

placate — Slightly formal; emphasizes mollifying someone displeased.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4142 H3711

[כָּפָה] verb probably subdue (Late Hebrew overturn, hold under, compel; Aramaic כְּפָא, id.; incline (as face to ground), overturn; Assyrian kipû perhaps id., Dl^{HWB 346}; compare Arabic overturn, turn back); — only Qal Imperfect מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר יִכְפֶּהאָֿ֑ף Prov 21:14 a gift in secret subdueth anger (so Thes Rob-Ges; Ew beugt: Fl De averteth, from the Arabic, is more remote; ᵐ5 ἀνατρέπει, compare Late Hebrew).

כִּפָּה see below כפף.

Strong's Definition H3711

pacifieth

kāpâ

properly, to bend, i.e., (figuratively) to tame or subdue

(Qal) to sooth, subdue, pacify

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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אָ֑ף

Root word anger, wrath, face, nostrils, nose, …

Dictionary form: אַף · ap

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אָף	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: anger

anger ×40 his anger ×13 and the anger ×12 wrath ×10 mine anger ×8 of his anger ×8 the anger ×8 to anger ×8

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anger — Most natural default; fits narrative and poetic contexts.

wrath — Stronger, more intense; suits divine or royal fury.

rage — Visceral, uncontrolled emotion; good for heated human anger.

nose — Literal anatomical sense; Hebrew idiom 'long of nose' = patient.

nostril — Use when breath or snorting imagery is in focus.

face — Rare metonymic sense; only when context clearly demands it.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB601 H639

I. אַף₂₇₇ noun masculine^{Gen 30:2} nostril, nose, face, anger (Assyrian appu, face Flood^{iii. 27, 29} compare Hpt KAT^{2 Gloss}, Arabic , Ethiopic nose; Aramaic , אֲנְפִּין face) — absolute Ps 78:21 +; construct Gen 27:45 +; suffix אַפּי Exod 22:23 +, etc.; du אַפַּיִם Prov 14:17 +; אַפָּיו Gen 2:7 + etc.; — In Hexateuch J E (Josh 7:1 P? Josh 23:16 D?).

1. nostril, as organ of breathing Gen 2:7; Gen 7:22; Job 27:3 compare Num 11:20; 2Sam 22:9 = Ps 18:9 compare Isa 65:5; Isa 2:22; Lam 4:20; Ezek 38:18 (strike out Co) Amos 4:10 רוּחַ אַפֶּיךָ (of ׳י) i.e. wind Exod 15:8 compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפּוֺ 2Sam 22:16 = Ps 18:16 (see also below 3); nose singular Song 7:5; Song 7:9; Ezek 8:17; Ezek 23:25; Prov 30:33 (where play upon different meaning of אַף & אַפַּיִם):
(a) as organ of smelling Deut 33:10; Ps 115:6 (b) as place of ring for ornament Gen 24:47; Isa 3:21; Ezek 16:12
(c) as place of ring or hook for captive 2Kgs 19:28 = Isa 37:29 for beasts, e.g. swine Prov 11:22 hippopotamus Job 40:24 crocodile v.Job 40:26.

2. Du face (especially in phrase אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה) Gen 19:1; Gen 42:6; Gen 48:12; Num 22:31; 1Sam 20:41; 1Sam 24:9; 1Sam 25:41; 1Sam 28:14; 1Sam 2:4; 1Sam 2:33; 1Sam 18:28; 1Sam 24:20; 1Sam 1:23; 1Sam 1:31; 1Sam 1:21; 1Sam 2:3; 1Sam 20:18; also Gen 3:19 גֹּבַהּ אַפּוֺ pride of his countenance Ps 10:4 לְאַפֵּי before, local sense (compare לִפְנֵי) 1Sam 25:23 אַפָּ֑יִם 1Sam 1:5 read אֶפֶס ᵐ5 We Dr (q. v.)

3. mostly anger, human Gen 27:45; Gen 49:6; Gen 49:7 + (45 t.); oftener divine Exod 32:12; Deut 9:19; 2Kgs 24:20 + (177 t.); often subject חָרָה (וַיִּ֫חַר etc.) his anger was kindled Gen 30:2; Gen 39:19; Exod 4:14; Exod 22:23; Exod 32:10; Exod 32:11 +; in various combinations, especially חֲרוֺן אַף fierceness of anger Exod 32:12; Num 25:4; Num 32:14 +; compare חֳרִיאָֿף 1Sam 20:34 בַּעַלאַֿף Prov 22:24 one given to anger, etc.; אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם slow to anger Exod 34:6; Num 14:18; Neh 9:17 + 7 t. of God; Prov 14:29; Prov 15:18; Prov 16:32; Prov 25:15 of man.

BDB648 H639

I. אַף see below אנף.

BDB9318 H600 H639

[אֲנַף, אַף K^{§ 55, 4}] noun masculine only dual (Schulth^{ZAW xxii (1902), 164}) face (Biblical Hebrew אַף, √ אנף; Aramaic of Têma אנפי SAC²³ Lzb²²² Cooke^{69, 1. 14}, so S-C^{G 19 and} (usually) ᵑ7^J; אפין ᵑ7^{Onk Jon}, Syriac, Christian-Palestinian Aramaic (Schulth^Lex.13); also אפי Palmyrene Lzb²²² Cooke^{p.339, Christian-Palestinian} Aramaic with preposition Schulth^{Lex.14, etc}.); — plural suffix 3 masculine singular אַנְפּוֺהִי Dan 2:46; Dan 3:19.

Strong's Definition H639

anger, wrath, face, nostrils, nose, …

ʾap

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

nostril, nose, face

Variations 51 forms of this word

Translations 117 English renderings

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וְ שֹׁ֥חַד

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

שֹׁ֥חַד

Root word reward, gift, gifts, bribes, present, …

Dictionary form: שַׁחַד · sha-HAHD

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

וְ	Speech Conjunction
שֹׁחַד	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In the KJV here: and a reward

reward ×5 a gift ×4 gifts ×3 of bribes ×2 and a reward ×1 bribes ×1 for reward ×1 gift ×1

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bribe — Best default; implies corrupt payment for favor.

payoff — Informal; vivid in narrative or prophetic condemnation.

kickback — Modern commercial/legal register; suits systemic corruption.

inducement — Neutral-formal; useful in legal or diplomatic contexts.

hush money — Strong connotation of secrecy and wrongdoing.

corrupt gift — Retains 'gift' sense while signaling moral taint.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB8580 H7810

שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — ׳שׁ absolute Isa 1:23 + 22 t.; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exod 23:8 a (E), = Deut 16:19a, Deut 10:17; 1Sam 8:3; 2Chr 19:7; Ps 15:5; Prov 17:23 + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deut 27:25; Ezek 22:12 ׳אָהַב שׁ Isa 1:23 compare also Isa 5:23; Isa 33:15; Exod 23:8b (E) = Deut 16:19b, Mic 3:11; Ps 26:10; Prov 17:8; Prov 21:14 ׳אָהֳלֵישֿׁ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; ׳שׁ Prov 6:35 (|| כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); ׳שׁ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 16:8, compare Isa 45:13 (|| מְחִיר).

Strong's Definition H7810

reward, gift, gifts, bribes, present, …

šaḥad

a donation (venal or redemptive)

present, bribe

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 13 English renderings

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בַּ ֝חֵ֗ק

בַּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)

֝חֵ֗ק

Root word bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within

Dictionary form: חֵיק · hake

Vowels & Accents

בַּ

Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Rd/Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

בַּ	Speech Preposition Type Definite Article
חֵק	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In the KJV here: in the bosom

into thy bosom ×3 their bosom ×3 in his bosom ×2 in my bosom ×2 in the bosom ×2 in thy bosom ×2 it in her bosom ×2 of his bosom ×2

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chest — Neutral, anatomical; best for physical embrace or carrying.

bosom — Modernized KJV form; still natural in poetic or intimate contexts.

lap — Prefer when someone or something rests on seated person.

embrace — Good for relational warmth or holding close metaphorically.

fold — Idiomatic for cloth fold or garment recess concealing objects.

heart — Figurative; use only for innermost affection or intimacy.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2635 H2436

[חוק] noun [masculine] bosom, Ps 74:11 Kt חוקך (but read Qr חֵיקְךָ, see following).

BDB2636 H2436

חֵיק, חֵק noun [masculine] bosom (Late Hebrew id.) — absolute חֵיק Ezek 43:17; Prov 16:33 + Ezek 43:13 (Co חיקו, compare ZKW^{1883, pp. 67ff.}; חֵיקֹה Dr^{Sm xxxi}), חֵק Prov 21:14 construct חֵיק 1Kgs 22:35 + 3 t. + Ezek 43:14 (Co חיקו) חֵק Prov 5:20 (omitted by accident in Baer, compare Str^{on the passage}) Prov 17:23 suffix חֵיקִי 1Kgs 3:20; Ps 89:51 חֵקִי Job 19:27 etc.; elsewhere always plene with suffix; חוקף Kt Ps 74:11 (Qr חֵיקְךָ); — bosom, specifically

1. of fold of garment, at breast Exod 4:6 (twice in verse); Exod 4:7 (3 t. in verse) (all J), Prov 6:27; Prov 16:33, metaphor of ׳י Ps 74:11 ׳שֹׁחַד בח Prov 21:14 is a hidden reward (concealed in bosom; || מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר); שֹׁחַד טֵחֵק Prov 17:23 is a gift secretly given; figurative, requite into bosom Isa 65:6; Isa 65:7; Ps 35:13; Ps 79:12; Jer 32:18.

2. carry (נָשָׂא) in bosom, Moses the people Num 11:12 (JE); Naomi, Ruth's child Ruth 4:16, compare 1Kgs 3:20 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 17:19 ewe lamb 2Sam 12:3; Isa 40:11 (metaphor); Lam 2:12 of infants dying in their mothers' arms; figurative of carrying insults in one's bosom Ps 89:51 (read probably כְּלִמַּת for כֹּל, see Bi Che).

3. bosom as part of body:
a. external, lie in bosom, of wife שׁככת Mic 7:5, compare 2Sam 12:8 concubine Gen 16:5 (J) compare 1Kgs 1:2 אֵשֶׁת חיק(ךׅ Deut 13:7; Deut 28:54, compare also Prov 5:20 תְּחַבֵּק חֵק נָכְּרִיָה; אֹישׁ חֵיקָהּ Deut 28:56.
b. internal, anger resteth כסילים ׳בה Eccl 7:9 כָּלוּ כִלְֹיתַי בְּחֵקִי Job 19:27 my reins are consumed within me; Job 23:12 (read בְּחֵקִי for מֵחֻקִּי, so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ol Me Stu Di) in my breast have I hidden the words of his mouth (compare בְּלִבִּי Ps 119:11); figurative of interior of chariot 1Kgs 22:35 הרכב ׳ח; of hollow bottom of altar Ezek 43:13; Ezek 43:14; Ezek 43:17 (Sm Rinne; Co Grundeinfassung).

Strong's Definition H2436

bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within

ḥêq

the bosom (literally or figuratively)

bosom, hollow, bottom, midst

Variations 27 forms of this word

Translations 26 English renderings

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חֵמָ֥ה

Root word fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

Dictionary form: חֵמָה · hay-MAW

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Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfsa

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

חֵמָה

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: wrath

my fury ×12 wrath ×9 fury ×6 and in my fury ×4 in fury ×4 his fury ×3 in my fury ×3 the wrath ×3

More options

rage — Strong, visceral anger; vivid and immediate in feel.

fury — Modernized KJV staple; intense, explosive outburst of anger.

wrath — Formal register; suits divine or judicial anger contexts.

indignation — Moral outrage; good for righteous or measured anger.

fierce anger — Emphatic phrase; use when intensity needs reinforcing.

venom — Captures the 'poison' sense; use in figurative or literal toxin contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB2838 H2534

חֵמָא see חֵמָה below יחם.

BDB2852 H2534 H2529 H2552

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

BDB3521 H2534

חֵמָה (once חֵמָא):121 noun feminine heat, rage (for יְחֵמָה ֗֗֗ ; Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַחְמָא poison, heat, wrath, poison, Brock^{Lex. 116}, also Nö^{§ 103}; Arabic poison, Lane⁶⁵¹; Assyrian imtu, spittle, breath, poison, Dl^{HWB 78} Muss-Arn^{CD 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 vDeut 32:33 נָחָשׁ ׳ח Ps 58:5 compare vPs 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 H2534 H3179

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

Strong's Definition H2534

fury, wrath, poison, furious, displeasure, …

ḥēmâ

heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)

heat, rage, hot displeasure, indignation, anger, wrath, poison, bottles

heat

fever

Variations 36 forms of this word

Translations 74 English renderings

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Word Parts

עַזָּֽה

Root word strong, fierce, mighty, power, roughly, …

Dictionary form: עַז · adz

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aafsa

Adjective — feminine singular, absolute state

עַזָּֽה

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Feminine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: strong

me from my strong ×2 of fierce ×2 strong ×2 and a fierce ×1 and out of the strong ×1 back by a strong ×1 be strong ×1 in the mighty ×1

More options

fierce — Best for contexts of violent intensity or aggression.

mighty — Emphasizes great power or imposing strength.

powerful — Neutral, broadly applicable modern rendering.

bold — Suits contexts of audacious or brazen behavior.

ferocious — Strongest option; use for wild, unrestrained force.

relentless — Good when persistence or greed is the nuance.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5944 H5794

עַז adjective strong, mighty, fierce; — ׳ע absolute Num 13:28 + 2 t., עָז Judg 14:18, עָ֑ז Amos 5:9 + 4 t.; עַז construct Deut 28:50; Dan 8:23 feminine עַזָּה Exod 14:21 + 2 t.; plural עַזִּים Ezek 7:24 + 3 t.; feminine עַזּוֺת Prov 18:23 construct עַזֵּי Isa 56:11 — strong, mighty, wind Exod 14:21 (J); border Num 21:24 (JE), but read probably יַעְזֵר (ᵐ5 Di and others) Ya`zer was t. border; of people Prov 30:25 (figurative of ants), מַיִם עַזִּים Isa 43:16 (|| הַיָּם), Neh 9:11 of love Song 8:6 = substantive the mighty Amos 5:9; Ezek 7:24 + Prov 24:5 (of physical force; reading טוֺב מֵעַז or the like ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Kmp^Kau Wild Toy); formidable, fierce, of lion Judg 14:18, so (= substantive) vJudg 14:14, of king Isa 19:4 (|| אֲדֹנִים קָשֶׁה, of people Num 13:28 (JE), Isa 25:3 (|| עָרִיצִים); of enemy 2Sam 22:18 = Ps 18:18, so as substantive Ps 59:4 עַז פָּנִים Deut 28:50 fierce of countenance, Dan 8:23, so perhaps = impudent Eccl 8:1 (reading עַז for עֹז q. v. ); of anger (אַף) Gen 49:7 (poem in J), wrath (חֵמָה) Prov 21:14 הַכְּלָבִים עַזֵּינֶֿפֶשׁ Isa 56:11 dogs fierce of appetite (|| לֹא יָָֽדְעוּ שָׂבְעָה); feminine plural as adverb accusative יַעֲנֶה עַזּוֺת Prov 18:23 the rich answereth fiercely.

Strong's Definition H5794

strong, fierce, mighty, power, roughly, …

ʿaz

strong, vehement, harsh

strong, mighty, fierce

Variations 11 forms of this word

Translations 20 English renderings

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