Kaʻaç — H3707

H3707 · Hebrew — כעס

Pronunciation: kaw-as'

Definition

verb

to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant

  1. to be angry, be vexed, be indignant, be wroth, be grieved, provoke to anger and wrath
    1. (Qal)
      1. to be vexed, be indignant
      2. to be angry
    2. (Piel) to provoke to anger
    3. (Hiphil)
      1. to vex
      2. to vex, provoke to anger

Usually translated as

provoke, be angry, be grieved, take indignation, have sorrow, vex, be wroth

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kaʻaç occurs 55 times in 53 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (5), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (10), 2 Kings (7), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (3), Ecclesiastes (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (11), Ezekiel (4), Hosea (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K