חֲר֥וֹן
𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍
charon
fierce
or (shortened) חָרֹן; from חָרָה; a burning of anger; sore displeasure, fierce(-ness), fury, (fierce) wrath(-ful).
Numbers 25:4 · Word #16
Lexicon H2740
| Lemma | חָרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | chârôwn |
| Strong's | H2740 |
| In-context | fierce |
Morphology HNcmsc
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 H2740-02
burning-of
| Root | חרה (ḥ-r-h) |
| Core Meanings | to burn, to be kindled, to grow hot, to be inflamed (especially with anger) |
| Semantic Range | burning, heat, burning anger, fierce wrath, fury, kindled displeasure |
| Conceptual Significance | חָרוֹן expresses anger as heat or fire, portraying divine or human wrath as something that flares up and consumes. This imagery emphasizes both intensity and the potential for destructive judgment, especially in covenant contexts where YHWH’s "burning-of anger" responds to disobedience. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in the construct state (HNcmsc), indicating it governs a following noun (e.g., "burning-of anger"). Derived from the verbal root חרה. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חָרוֹן derives from the verb חרה, "to burn" or "to grow hot," especially of anger. As a masculine singular noun in the construct state (cmsc), it denotes "burning-of" something (often "anger" or a divine name), preserving both the root image of heat and the grammatical construct form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרה (to burn, to be kindled, to grow hot, to be inflamed (especially with anger))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2740-01 |
bacharon | in the burning-of |
H2734-01 |
bacharot | when they burned hot |
H2787-01 |
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 |