Strong’s H2787 · Hebrew
חָרַר
chârar
khaw-rar'
Definition
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion)
Etymology
a primitive root;
Where the KJV renders it
- be angry
- burn
- dry
- kindle
Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.
What the first audience heard
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