וַ/חֲר֣וֹן

𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍

vacharon

and-fierce-anger

or (shortened) חָרֹן; from חָרָה; a burning of anger; sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).

H2740

Isaiah 13:9 · Word #7

Lexicon H2740

Lemmaחָרוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍
Transliterationchârôwn
Strong'sH2740
In-contextand-fierce-anger

Morphology HC/Ncmsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H2740-08

and burning-of

Rootחרה (ḥ-r-h)
Core Meaningsto burn, to be kindled, to grow hot, to be angry
Semantic Rangeburning heat, kindled anger, wrath, fierce displeasure, fury
Conceptual SignificanceThis term frames anger—often divine anger—as a consuming fire or heat, emphasizing intensity and relational rupture. In biblical theology, the "burning-of" YHWH underscores both His moral responsiveness to covenant breach and the seriousness of injustice and idolatry.
Morphological NotesConjunction וַ prefixed to masculine singular construct noun חֲרוֹן from חרה. Construct state indicates it governs a following genitive (e.g., "burning-of YHWH").
Rendering RationaleThe noun חָרוֹן derives from the root חרה (“to burn, be kindled”) and denotes a burning heat, especially of anger. The form is masculine singular construct (Ncmsc) with prefixed conjunction וַ (“and”), so "and burning-of" preserves both the singular construct relationship and the underlying imagery of heat that expresses anger.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חרה (to burn, to be kindled, to grow hot, to be angry)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2740-01 bacharon in the burning-of
H2734-01 bacharot when they burned hot
H2734-02 charah he burned hot

Word Usage (41 occurrences of H2740)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 15:7 חֲרֹ֣נְ/ךָ֔ charonekha your burning anger
Exodus 32:12 מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן mecharon from the heat
Numbers 25:4 חֲר֥וֹן charon fierce