כַּ֣עַס
𐤊𐤏𐤎
kaas
grief
or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from כַּעַס; vexation; anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
H3708
Proverbs 17:25 · Word #1
Lexicon H3708
| Lemma | כַּעַס |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤏𐤎 |
| Transliteration | kaʻaç |
| Strong's | H3708 |
| In-context | grief |
Morphology HNcmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3708-01
vexation
| Root | כעס (k-ʿ-s) |
| Core Meanings | vexation, provocation, irritation, anger, grief from offense |
| Semantic Range | anger, indignation, provocation, grief caused by offense, irritation, spite, sorrow arising from affront |
| Conceptual Significance | כַּעַס often describes the emotional response to covenantal unfaithfulness or injustice, whether human anger or YHWH’s provoked indignation. It conveys not merely emotion but a relational breach that produces deep agitation or grief. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun (absolute or construct). No pronominal suffix in the listed forms. Derived from the verbal root כעס, "to vex, provoke, or be angry." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כַּעַס is a masculine singular form meaning the state or experience of being provoked or angered. "Vexation" preserves the root idea of irritation or provoked anger rather than abstract wrath alone, and reflects the singular masculine noun indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כעס (vexation, provocation, irritation, anger, grief from offense)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3707-01 |
hakheiseni | they have caused me vexation |
H3707-02 |
hikheis | he has caused anger |
H3708-02 |
kaasekha | your vexation |
H3708-03 |
kaeso | his vexation |
H3708-04 |
khaas | vexation |
H3707-03 |
lehakheis | to cause-to-anger |
H3707-04 |
lehakheiseni | to cause me to be indignant |
H3707-05 |
lehakheiso | to cause him to anger |
H3707-06 |
makheisim | anger-causers |
H3708-05 |
mikaas | from vexation |
H3707-07 |
takheisu | you men will cause-to-anger |
H3708-06 |
vakhaas | and vexation-anger |
H3707-08 |
vayakhees | and he caused-to-anger |
H3707-09 |
vayakheisu | and they caused to be angered |
H3707-10 |
vayikheas | and he became vexed |
H3707-11 |
vehikheaseti | and I caused to be angered |
H3707-12 |
vekhaas | and he became vexed with anger |
Word Usage (25 occurrences of H3708)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 32:19 | מִ/כַּ֥עַס | mikaas | because of provocation |
| Deuteronomy 32:27 | כַּ֤עַס | kaas | the anger |
| 1 Samuel 1:6 | כַּ֔עַס | kaas | to provoke |