לְ/הַכְעִֽיס
𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤏𐤉𐤎
lehakheis
to provoke
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.
2 Kings 21:6 · Word #15
Lexicon H3707
| Lemma | כַּעַס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤏𐤎 |
| Transliteration | kaʻaç |
| Strong's | H3707 |
| In-context | to provoke |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H3707-12
to cause-to-anger
| Root | כעס (k-ʿ-s) |
| Core Meanings | anger, vexation, provocation, grief, indignation |
| Semantic Range | to provoke to anger, to vex, to stir up indignation, to cause grief, to incite wrath |
| Conceptual Significance | Frequently used of actions that provoke YHWH to anger, especially through idolatry or covenant unfaithfulness. The term underscores the relational dimension of sin in Israel’s theology—human behavior that actively arouses divine indignation and disrupts covenant harmony. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed לְ ("to"), expressing purpose or result; causative stem of the root כעס. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כעס conveys anger, vexation, and indignation. In the Hiphil stem it carries a causative force, meaning "to cause anger" or "to provoke." The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ expresses purpose or result, hence "to cause-to-anger," preserving both the root sense and the causative morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כעס (anger, vexation, provocation, grief, indignation)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3707-01 |
akheisem | I will cause them to be indignant |
H3708-01 |
bekhaeso | in his vexation |
H3707-02 |
ekheas | I will be vexed |
Word Usage (55 occurrences of H3707)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 4:25 | לְ/הַכְעִיסֽ/וֹ | lehakheiso | provoking Him |
| Deuteronomy 9:18 | לְ/הַכְעִיסֽ/וֹ | lehakheiso | to provoke Him |
| Deuteronomy 31:29 | לְ/הַכְעִיס֖/וֹ | lehakheiso | to provoke him |