3707. kaas

Lexicon

kaas: To provoke, to anger, to vex

Original Word: כַּעַס
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ka`ac
Pronunciation: kah-as
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-as')
Definition: To provoke, to anger, to vex
Meaning: to trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke to anger, unto wrath

A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant -- be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be vexed or angry
NASB Translation
anger (3), angry (4), demoralized* (1), make me angry (1), provoke (5), provoke him to anger (2), provoke me to anger (8), provoke them to anger (1), provoked (7), provoked him to anger (2), provoked me to anger (2), provoked the to anger (1), provoked to anger (1), provoking (7), provoking him to anger (2), provoking me to anger (4), provoking the to anger (1), spite (2), trouble (1), vexation (1), vexed (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כָּעַס verb be vexed, angry (Late Hebrew כָּעַס, Aramaic כְּעַם (not Syriac)); —

Qal Perfect ׳כ Psalm 112:10; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Imperfect וַיִּכְעַס Nehemiah 3:33; 2Chronicles 16:10; 1 singular אֶכְעַס Ezekiel 16:42; Infinitive לִכְעוֺם Ecclesiastes 7:9. —

1 be vexed, indignant Psalm 112:10; Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 5:16.

2 be angry Ezekiel 16:42; Ecclesiastes 7:9, with אֶל person 2 Chronicles 16:10.

Piel. Perfect3feminine singular suffix כִּעֲסַתָּה 1 Samuel 1:6; 3masculine plural suffix כִּעֲסוּנִי Deuteronomy 32:21 provoke to anger.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכְעִיס Hosea 12:15; 1 Kings 15:30; suffix הִכְעִיסוֺ 2 Kings 23:26 4t. Perfect; הַכְעִסֵו֯נִי Jeremiah 25:7; (scribal error for תַּכְעִיסוּני according to SS); Imperfect וַיַּכְעֵס 1 Kings 22:54; 2Chronicles 28:25; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּכְעִיסֶנָּה 1 Samuel 1:7 6t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַכְעִיס 1 Kings 16:13 5t.; suffix הַכְעִ(י)סֵנִי Jeremiah 7:18 11t., + 6 t. suffixes; Participle plural מַכְעִיסִים Jeremiah 7:19 4t. —

1 vex, with accusative pers 1 Samuel 1:7; Ezekiel 32:9.

2 vex, provoke to anger, especially of provoking Yahweh by workship of other gods Judges 2:12; 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 14:15; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:19; 2Chronicles 28:25; Nehemiah 3:37; Jeremiah 7:18,19; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 32:29,32; Jeremiah 44:3; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 16:26; Isaiah 65:3; Hosea 12:15; with בּ instrumental בְּתוֺעֵבֹת Deuteronomy 32:16; בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13,26; בחטאתם 1 Kings 16:2; במעשׂ(י) יד(יוׅ Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; Jeremiah 25:6,7; Jeremiah 32:30; Jeremiah 44:8; בכל מעשׂ(ה) ידיהם 2 Kings 22:17 2Chronicles 34:25; בבמות Psalm 78:58; בפסיליהם Jeremiah 8:19; במעלליהם Psalm 106:29; compare the phrases להכעיס(וׅ ׳עשׂה הרע(ה) בעיני י do the evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke (him) to anger Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6 2Chronicles 33:6; so מכעסים 2 Kings 21:15; Jeremiah 32:30; אשׁר הכעיס כעס (יםׅ 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26. — The phrase is characteristic of D Jeremiah and the compiler of Kings; see Dr^{Intr 191}; Deuteronomy 4:25 Holz^{eini. Hexateuch 287}.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G120 • αἰσχύνω (aischynō): to shame, disgrace
• G2373 • θυμός (thymos): passion, angry heat, anger forthwith boiling up and soon subsiding again
• G3309 • μεριμνάω (merimnaō): to be anxious, to care for
• G3893 • παραπικραίνω (parapikrainō): to provoke, to embitter
• G3947 • παραλαμβάνω (paralambanō): to receive, to take along
• G3949 • παραλογίζομαι (paralogizomai): to deceive, to mislead
• G4087 • πικραίνω (pikrainō): to make bitter, to embitter

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of emotional and relational disturbance, similar to the Hebrew concept of כַּעַס, encompassing feelings of anger, anxiety, and provocation.

Usage: The verb כַּעַס (ka'as) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a range of emotional responses, including being troubled, grieved, or indignant. It often conveys a sense of provocation or irritation leading to anger or distress.

Context: • The root כַּעַס (ka'as) appears in various forms throughout the Old Testament, often in contexts where individuals or groups are provoked to anger or distress. It is used to describe both human and divine reactions to situations that cause displeasure or indignation.
• In human contexts, כַּעַס can describe the emotional response of individuals who are troubled or grieved by certain actions or events. For example, in 1 Samuel 1:6, Hannah is described as being provoked by her rival, leading to deep emotional distress.
• The term is also used to describe God's response to the disobedience and idolatry of His people. In Deuteronomy 9:18, Moses recounts how he interceded for the Israelites because they had provoked the LORD to anger with their sin.
• The emotional intensity of כַּעַס can range from mild irritation to intense rage, depending on the context. It is often associated with a call to action, whether it be personal reflection, repentance, or divine intervention.
• The concept of כַּעַס underscores the relational dynamics between individuals and between humanity and God, highlighting the impact of actions that lead to emotional and spiritual unrest.

Forms and Transliterations

אֶכְעַ֖ס אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ אכעיסם׃ אכעס הִכְעִ֔יס הִכְעִ֖יסוּ הִכְעִ֥יס הִכְעִיס֖וֹ הִכְעִס֛וּנִי הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי הַכְעִיסֵ֛נִי הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים הכעיס הכעיסו הכעיסני הכעסוני הכעסני׃ הכעסת המכעיסים וְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔י וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה וְכָעָ֗ס וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ וַיִּכְעַ֖ס וַיִּכְעַ֨ס וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס והכעסתי ויכעיסו ויכעיסוהו ויכעס ויכעסו וכעס וכעסתה יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ יכעיסהו׃ כִּעֲס֖וּנִי כעסוני לְהַכְעִ֔יס לְהַכְעִ֖יס לְהַכְעִ֗יס לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ לְהַכְעִיס֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ לְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ לִכְע֑וֹס להכעיס להכעיס׃ להכעיסו להכעיסו׃ להכעיסני להכעיסני׃ להכעסני לכעוס מַכְעִיסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֥ים מכעיסים מכעסים תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה תַכְעִ֤יסוּ תכעיסו תכעסנה ’aḵ‘îsêm ’aḵ·‘î·sêm ’eḵ‘as ’eḵ·‘as achiSem echAs hachiSeni haḵ‘isênî haḵ‘îsênî haḵ·‘i·sê·nî haḵ·‘î·sê·nî ham·maḵ·‘î·sîm hammachiSim hammaḵ‘îsîm hichAsta hichIs hichiSo hichIsu hichiSuni hiḵ‘astā hiḵ‘îs hiḵ‘îsōw hiḵ‘îsū hiḵ‘isūnî hiḵ·‘as·tā hiḵ·‘î·sōw hiḵ·‘î·sū hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî hiḵ·‘îs ki‘ăsūnî ki·‘ă·sū·nî kiaSuni lə·haḵ·‘i·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw lə·haḵ·‘îs lehachIs lehachiSeni lehachiSo ləhaḵ‘îs ləhaḵ‘isênî ləhaḵ‘îsênî ləhaḵ‘îsōw lichos liḵ‘ōws liḵ·‘ō·ws machiSim maḵ‘isîm maḵ‘îsîm maḵ·‘i·sîm maḵ·‘î·sîm tachiSennah tachIsu taḵ‘isennāh ṯaḵ‘îsū taḵ·‘i·sen·nāh ṯaḵ·‘î·sū vaiyachEs vaiyachIsu vaiyachiSuhu vaiyichAs vechaAs vechiaSattah veHichasTi way·yaḵ·‘ês way·yaḵ·‘i·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū·hū way·yiḵ·‘as wayyaḵ‘ês wayyaḵ‘isū wayyaḵ‘îsū wayyaḵ‘îsūhū wayyiḵ‘as wə·hiḵ·‘as·tî wə·ḵā·‘ās wə·ḵi·‘ă·sat·tāh wəhiḵ‘astî wəḵā‘ās wəḵi‘ăsattāh yachiSuhu yaḵ‘îsuhū yaḵ·‘î·su·hū

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 4:25
HEB: יְהוָֽה־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: your God [so as] to provoke Him to anger,
KJV: thy God, to provoke him to anger:
INT: of the LORD your God provoke

Deuteronomy 9:18
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD to provoke Him to anger.
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD to provoke

Deuteronomy 31:29
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking the work of your hands

Deuteronomy 32:16
HEB: בְּזָרִ֑ים בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: [gods]; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.
KJV: [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger.
INT: strange abominations provoked

Deuteronomy 32:21
HEB: בְלֹא־ אֵ֔ל כִּעֲס֖וּנִי בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙
NAS: with [what] is not God; They have provoked Me to anger
KJV: God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities:
INT: not God have provoked their idols Me

Deuteronomy 32:21
HEB: בְּג֥וֹי נָבָ֖ל אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃
NAS: They have provoked Me to anger with their idols.
KJV: with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish
INT: nation A foolish to anger

Judges 2:12
HEB: וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the LORD
KJV: themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
INT: were around and bowed provoked the LORD

1 Samuel 1:6
HEB: וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־
NAS: Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly
KJV: And her adversary also provoked her sore,
INT: provoke her rival again

1 Samuel 1:7
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֖ן תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א
NAS: of the LORD, she would provoke her; so she wept
KJV: of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept,
INT: of the LORD after that provoke wept not

1 Kings 14:9
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֤ים וּמַסֵּכוֹת֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי וְאֹתִ֥י הִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּ
NAS: and molten images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast
KJV: and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast
INT: other and molten to provoke cast behind

1 Kings 14:15
HEB: אֶת־ אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מַכְעִיסִ֖ים אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: their Asherim, provoking the LORD
KJV: provoking the LORD to anger.
INT: have made their Asherim provoking the LORD

1 Kings 15:30
HEB: בְּכַעְס֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעִ֔יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: with which he provoked the LORD
KJV: God of Israel to anger.
INT: of his provocation which provoked the LORD God

1 Kings 16:2
HEB: עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃
NAS: sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins,
KJV: to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
INT: my people Israel provoking their sins

1 Kings 16:7
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה לְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדָ֔יו
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work
KJV: of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking the work of his hands

1 Kings 16:13
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִ֗יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֛ה
NAS: sin, provoking the LORD
KJV: of Israel to anger with their vanities.
INT: sin Israel provoking the LORD God

1 Kings 16:26
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהַכְעִ֗יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֛ה
NAS: sin, provoking the LORD
KJV: of Israel to anger with their vanities.
INT: sin Israel provoking the LORD God

1 Kings 16:33
HEB: אַחְאָ֜ב לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת לְהַכְעִיס֙ אֶת־ יְהֹוָה֙
NAS: did more to provoke the LORD God
KJV: of Israel to anger than all the kings
INT: Ahab did to provoke the LORD God

1 Kings 21:22
HEB: הַכַּ֙עַס֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ וַֽתַּחֲטִ֖א אֶת־
NAS: with which you have provoked [Me] to anger, and [because] you have made Israel
KJV: for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked [me] to anger, and made Israel
INT: of the provocation which have provoked sin Israel

1 Kings 22:53
HEB: וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס אֶת־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: and worshiped him and provoked the LORD
KJV: and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD
INT: Baal and worshiped and provoked the LORD God

2 Kings 17:11
HEB: דְּבָרִ֣ים רָעִ֔ים לְהַכְעִ֖יס אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: evil things provoking the LORD.
KJV: things to provoke the LORD to anger:
INT: things evil provoking the LORD

2 Kings 17:17
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him.
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking

2 Kings 21:6
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃
NAS: of the LORD provoking [Him to anger].
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking

2 Kings 21:15
HEB: בְּעֵינַ֔י וַיִּהְי֥וּ מַכְעִסִ֖ים אֹתִ֑י מִן־
NAS: and have been provoking Me to anger since
KJV: and have provoked me to anger, since the day
INT: my sight been provoking since the day

2 Kings 22:17
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֙עַן֙ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
NAS: gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all
KJV: gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works
INT: to other might provoke all the work

2 Kings 23:19
HEB: מַלְכֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְהַכְעִ֔יס הֵסִ֖יר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ
NAS: had made provoking the LORD;
KJV: had made to provoke [the LORD] to anger, Josiah
INT: the kings of Israel provoking removed Josiah

53 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3707
53 Occurrences

’aḵ·‘î·sêm — 1 Occ.
’eḵ·‘as — 1 Occ.
haḵ·‘î·sê·nî — 5 Occ.
ham·maḵ·‘î·sîm — 1 Occ.
hiḵ·‘as·tā — 1 Occ.
hiḵ·‘îs — 2 Occ.
hiḵ·‘î·sōw — 1 Occ.
hiḵ·‘î·sū — 1 Occ.
hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî — 1 Occ.
ki·‘ă·sū·nî — 1 Occ.
lə·haḵ·‘îs — 6 Occ.
lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî — 8 Occ.
lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw — 6 Occ.
liḵ·‘ō·ws — 1 Occ.
maḵ·‘î·sîm — 4 Occ.
taḵ·‘i·sen·nāh — 1 Occ.
ṯaḵ·‘î·sū — 1 Occ.
way·yaḵ·‘ês — 2 Occ.
way·yaḵ·‘i·sū — 2 Occ.
way·yaḵ·‘î·sū·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yiḵ·‘as — 2 Occ.
wə·ḵā·‘ās — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵi·‘ă·sat·tāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hiḵ·‘as·tî — 1 Occ.
yaḵ·‘î·su·hū — 1 Occ.