וַ/יִּֽחַר
𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓
chârâh
and burned
To burn, become hot, or to glow, especially with inner agitation; most often used figuratively for the arousal or intensification of emotion, particularly anger or wrath. In biblical Hebrew, חָרָה commonly describes the kindling, intensifying, or burning of human emotions such as anger, indignation, or grief, and is frequently used in the idiom חָרָה אַף ('anger burned'). It can refer, in extended senses, to being deeply agitated, incensed, or emotionally disturbed.
kála "to burn (intransitive), be hot" (Lingala) · kala "to burn, roast" (Kimbundu) · okala "to burn, be hot" (Umbundu) +1 moreJudges 2:14 · Word #1
Lexicon H2734
| Lemma | חָרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | chârâh |
| Strong's | H2734 |
| Definition | To burn, become hot, or to glow, especially with inner agitation; most often used figuratively for the arousal or intensification of emotion, particularly anger or wrath. In biblical Hebrew, חָרָה commonly describes the kindling, intensifying, or burning of human emotions such as anger, indignation, or grief, and is frequently used in the idiom חָרָה אַף ('anger burned'). It can refer, in extended senses, to being deeply agitated, incensed, or emotionally disturbed. |
Morphology HC/Vqw3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and burned |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2734-09
and he burned hot
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal stem expresses the simple action of the subject becoming hot or burning. The sequential imperfect (vav-consecutive) with 3rd masculine singular is reflected by "and he," preserving both tense-aspect in narrative sequence and masculine singular morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and he burned hot
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 precisely conveys the figurative meaning of חרה for anger in context as per the silex_definition; no change needed. |
Bantu Hebrew
וַ/יִּֽחַר (chârâh) — To burn, become hot, or to glow, especially with inner agitation; most often used figuratively for the arousal or intensification of emotion, particularly anger or wrath. In biblical Hebrew, חָרָה commonly describes the kindling, intensifying, or burning of human emotions such as anger, indignation, or grief, and is frequently used in the idiom חָרָה אַף ('anger burned'). It can refer, in extended senses, to being deeply agitated, incensed, or emotionally disturbed.