3708. ka'ac

Strong's Lexicon

ka'ac: Anger, provocation, vexation, grief

Original Word: כַּעַס
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ka`ac
Pronunciation: kah-as
Phonetic Spelling: (kah'-as)
Definition: Anger, provocation, vexation, grief
Meaning: vexation

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּעַס (ka'as), meaning "to be angry" or "to provoke."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3709 (ὀργή, orgē): Often translated as "wrath" or "anger," used in the New Testament to describe both human and divine anger.

- G2372 (θυμός, thymos): Refers to a more intense, passionate form of anger or wrath.

Usage: The Hebrew word "ka'ac" primarily denotes a state of anger or provocation. It can refer to both human and divine anger, often highlighting the emotional response to wrongdoing or injustice. In the context of human relationships, it can describe the vexation or grief caused by others' actions. When applied to God, it often signifies His righteous indignation against sin and disobedience.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, emotions such as anger were understood as powerful forces that could lead to both constructive and destructive outcomes. Anger was not inherently sinful but needed to be controlled and directed appropriately. The Hebrew Scriptures often depict God's anger as a response to covenant unfaithfulness, idolatry, and moral corruption, emphasizing His holiness and justice.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כַּ֫עַס noun masculine vexation, anger; — ׳כ Deuteronomy 32:27 13t.; כָּ֑עַס Proverbs 21:19; Ecclesiastes 1:18; suffix כַּעְסִי 1 Samuel 1:16, כַּעַסְךָ Psalm 85:5, כַּעְסוֺ Proverbs 12:16; 1 Kings 15:30; plural כְּעָסִים 2 Kings 23:26. — vexation:

1 of men, especially caused by unmerited treatment, 1 Samuel 1:6,16; Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 17:25; Proverbs 21:19; Proverbs 27:3; Ecclesiastes 7:9.

2 vexation, anger of Yahweh (caused especially by worship of other gods) 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26; עִמָּנוּ ׳כ Psalm 85:5 anger (of Yahweh) with us; בָּנָיו ׳כ Deuteronomy 32:19 anger against his sons, אוֺיֵב ׳כ Deuteronomy 32:27 anger against the enemy (both object Genitive see Di; RV provocation of, compare Dr); קָרְבָּנָם ׳כ Ezekiel 20:28 provocation of their offering (so RV but Co strike out, rightly).

3 vexation, grief Psalm 6:8; Psalm 10:14; Psalm 31:10; Ecclesiastes 1:18; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 7:3; Ecclesiastes 11:10, also כעס Ecclesiastes 5:16 accusative Ew aI.

כַּ֫עַשׂ noun masculine (dialectic variation of כַּעַם, only in Job); — ׳כ Job 17:7, כָּ֑עָשׂ Job 5:2; suffix כַּעְשִׂי Job 6:2; כַּעַשְׂךָ Job 10:17; —

1 vexation, grief of men Job 5:2 (compare Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 27:3), Proverbs 6:2; Proverbs 17:7.

2 vexation, anger, of God; with כַּעַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִי Job 10:17 thine anger with me.

כַּף see below כפף.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

vexation

Or (in Job) kaoas {kah'-as}; from ka'ac; vexation:

see HEBREW ka'ac

Forms and Transliterations

בְּכַעְס֕וֹ בְכַ֥עַס בכעס בכעסו הַכְּעָסִ֔ים הַכַּ֙עַס֙ הכעס הכעסים וְכַ֥עַס וְכַעְסִ֖י וְכָעַ֥ס וָכַ֙עַס֙ וָכַ֨עַס ׀ וָכָֽעַס׃ וכעס וכעס׃ וכעסי כַ֔עַס כַּ֔עַס כַּ֖עַס כַּ֙עַס֙ כַּ֣עַס כַּ֤עַס כַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָ כַּֽעַסְךָ֣ כַּעְס֑וֹ כַּעְשִׂ֑י כָּ֑עַס כָּ֑עַשׂ כעס כעסו כעסך כעש כעשי כעשך מִכַּ֣עַס מִכַּ֣עַשׂ מִכַּ֥עַס מכעס מכעש bə·ḵa‘·sōw ḇə·ḵa·‘as bechaSo ḇəḵa‘as bəḵa‘sōw Chaas hak·ka·‘as hak·kə·‘ā·sîm hakka‘as hakKaas hakkə‘āsîm hakkeaSim ka‘·śî ka‘·sōw ka‘as kā‘as kā‘aś ḵa‘as ka‘asḵā ka‘aśḵā ka‘śî ka‘sōw ka·‘as kā·‘as kā·‘aś ḵa·‘as ka·‘as·ḵā ka·‘aś·ḵā Kaas Kaascha kaSi kaSo mik·ka·‘as mik·ka·‘aś mikka‘as mikka‘aś mikKaas vaChaas veChaas vechaSi wā·ḵa·‘as wā·ḵā·‘as wāḵa‘as wāḵā‘as wə·ḵa‘·sî wə·ḵa·‘as wə·ḵā·‘as wəḵa‘as wəḵā‘as wəḵa‘sî

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 32:19
HEB: יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ מִכַּ֥עַס בָּנָ֖יו וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: [them] Because of the provocation of His sons
KJV: [it], he abhorred [them], because of the provoking of his sons,
INT: the LORD and spurned of the provocation of his sons and daughters

Deuteronomy 32:27
HEB: לוּלֵ֗י כַּ֤עַס אוֹיֵב֙ אָג֔וּר
NAS: Had I not feared the provocation by the enemy,
KJV: that I feared the wrath of the enemy,
INT: not the provocation of the enemy feared

1 Samuel 1:6
HEB: צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־ כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ
KJV: also provoked her sore, for to make her fret,
INT: her rival again her sore because of to irritate

1 Samuel 1:16
HEB: מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־
NAS: concern and provocation.
KJV: of my complaint and grief have I spoken
INT: of my great concern and provocation have spoken until

1 Kings 15:30
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל בְּכַעְס֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעִ֔יס
NAS: sin, because of his provocation with which
KJV: sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD
INT: sin Israel of his provocation which provoked

1 Kings 21:22
HEB: אֲחִיָּ֑ה אֶל־ הַכַּ֙עַס֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ
NAS: because of the provocation with which
KJV: of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked [me] to anger,
INT: of Ahijah because of the provocation which have provoked

2 Kings 23:26
HEB: עַ֚ל כָּל־ הַכְּעָסִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִכְעִיס֖וֹ
NAS: of all the provocations with which
KJV: against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh
INT: because of all the provocations which had provoked

Job 5:2
HEB: לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־ כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית
KJV: For wrath killeth the foolish man,
INT: the foolish slays wrath the simple kills

Job 6:2
HEB: שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י [וְהַיָּתִי כ]
NAS: Oh that my grief were actually
KJV: Oh that my grief were throughly
INT: were actually weighed my grief calamity the balances

Job 10:17
HEB: נֶגְדִּ֗י וְתֶ֣רֶב כַּֽ֭עַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִ֑י חֲלִיפ֖וֹת
NAS: me And increase Your anger toward
KJV: against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me;
INT: against and increase your anger me Hardship

Job 17:7
HEB: וַתֵּ֣כַהּ מִכַּ֣עַשׂ עֵינִ֑י וִֽיצֻרַ֖י
NAS: because of grief, And all
KJV: also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members
INT: grown of grief my eye my members

Psalm 6:7
HEB: עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה
NAS: has wasted away with grief; It has become old
KJV: is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old
INT: has wasted grief my eye has become

Psalm 10:14
HEB: אַתָּ֤ה ׀ עָ֘מָ֤ל וָכַ֨עַס ׀ תַּבִּיט֮ לָתֵ֪ת
NAS: mischief and vexation to take
KJV: mischief and spite, to requite
INT: you mischief and vexation have beheld to take

Psalm 31:9
HEB: לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י
NAS: is wasted away from grief, my soul
KJV: is consumed with grief, [yea], my soul
INT: distress is wasted grief my eye my soul

Psalm 85:4
HEB: יִשְׁעֵ֑נוּ וְהָפֵ֖ר כַּֽעַסְךָ֣ עִמָּֽנוּ׃
NAS: of our salvation, And cause Your indignation toward
KJV: of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
INT: of our salvation to cease your indignation toward

Proverbs 12:16
HEB: בַּ֭יּוֹם יִוָּדַ֣ע כַּעְס֑וֹ וְכֹסֶ֖ה קָל֣וֹן
NAS: A fool's anger is known at once,
KJV: A fool's wrath is presently known:
INT: once is known anger conceals dishonor

Proverbs 17:25
HEB: כַּ֣עַס לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן
NAS: son is a grief to his father
KJV: son [is] a grief to his father,
INT: grief to his father son

Proverbs 21:19
HEB: (מִדְיָנִ֣ים ק) וָכָֽעַס׃
NAS: with a contentious and vexing woman.
KJV: than with a contentious and an angry woman.
INT: woman brawling and vexing

Proverbs 27:3
HEB: וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד
NAS: weighty, But the provocation of a fool
KJV: but a fool's wrath [is] heavier
INT: weighty and the sand the provocation of a fool is heavier

Ecclesiastes 1:18
HEB: חָכְמָ֖ה רָב־ כָּ֑עַס וְיוֹסִ֥יף דַּ֖עַת
NAS: there is much grief, and increasing
KJV: [is] much grief: and he that increaseth
INT: wisdom in abundance grief and increasing knowledge

Ecclesiastes 2:23
HEB: יָמָ֣יו מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנ֔וֹ גַּם־
NAS: is painful and grievous; even
KJV: and his travail grief; yea, his heart
INT: his days is painful and grievous his task even

Ecclesiastes 5:17
HEB: בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחָלְי֥וֹ
INT: darkness eats vexation great sickness

Ecclesiastes 7:3
HEB: ט֥וֹב כַּ֖עַס מִשְּׂחֹ֑ק כִּֽי־
NAS: Sorrow is better than
KJV: Sorrow [is] better than laughter:
INT: is better Sorrow laughter for

Ecclesiastes 7:9
HEB: לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס בְּחֵ֥יק כְּסִילִ֖ים
NAS: to be angry, For anger resides
KJV: to be angry: for anger resteth
INT: to be angry For anger the bosom of fools

Ecclesiastes 11:10
HEB: וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֙עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר
NAS: So, remove grief and anger from your heart
KJV: Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart,
INT: remove grief your heart and put

26 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3708
26 Occurrences

bə·ḵa‘·sōw — 1 Occ.
ḵa·‘as — 1 Occ.
hak·ka·‘as — 1 Occ.
hak·kə·‘ā·sîm — 1 Occ.
ka·‘as — 8 Occ.
ka·‘aś·ḵā — 2 Occ.
ka‘·śî — 1 Occ.
ka‘·sōw — 1 Occ.
mik·ka·‘as — 3 Occ.
wā·ḵa·‘as — 3 Occ.
ḇə·ḵa·‘as — 3 Occ.
wə·ḵa‘·sî — 1 Occ.