Zâʻaph — H2196

Definition

verb

properly, to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angry

1. to fret, be sad, be wroth, be vexed, be enraged, be out of humour
1. (Qal)
1. to be out of humour
2. to be enraged, be angry
2. (Qal)
1. to appear perplexed, appear troubled
2. to be sad-looking

Usually translated as

be wroth, sad, worse liking, fret

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• thymóō (G2373)
• orgízō (G3710)
• tarássō (G5015)

Occurrences

Zâʻaph occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Proverbs (1), Daniel (1)

• Genesis 40:6 — And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad (זֹעֲפִֽים).
• 2 Chronicles 26:19 — Then Uzziah was wroth (וַיִּזְעַף֙), and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19 — Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth (וּבְזַעְפּ֣וֹ) with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.
• Proverbs 19:3 — The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth (יִזְעַ֥ף) against the LORD.
• Daniel 1:10 — And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking (זֹֽעֲפִ֗ים) than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king.