חָרוֹן (H2740) — Hebrew Lexicon

חָרוֹן

𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍

chârôwn

H2740 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חרה to burn, to be hot, to be kindled (of emotion)

Definition

A burning heat; figuratively, intense anger or fury, often used to describe the passionate or fierce anger of a person or deity. The term conveys a sense of emotional heat that erupts powerfully, frequently appearing in expressions denoting 'the burning of anger' or 'the heat of wrath.' In the Hebrew Bible, it is most commonly found in the phrase 'the burning of YHWH’s anger,' indicating divine wrath, though it can rarely describe human anger as well.

Semantic Range

burning heat (literal or figurative), fierce anger, rage, intense displeasure, (divine or human) wrath, outburst of fury

Root / Etymology

From the root חרה, which has the core meaning 'to be hot, to burn (figuratively, of anger).' חָרוֹן is a noun form derived from this root, denoting both literal burning and especially metaphorical burning (i.e., intense anger or indignation). The formation uses the pattern of abstract nouns signifying a state or manifestation of the root's action or quality. Its occurrence as a shortened form חָרֹן reflects common patterns of vowel variation in Hebrew nouns.

Historical & Contextual Notes

חָרוֹן is typically used in construct with אַף ('nose, anger') or אֵשׁ ('fire'), forming the idiom חֲרוֹן אַף ('burning of [the] nose', an idiom for fierce wrath), most frequently ascribed to the deity YHWH as an expression of divine anger against Israelite disobedience or foreign nations. Its use for human anger is markedly less common. Standard English translations as 'wrath,' 'fury,' or 'anger' may obscure the metaphorical sense of burning heat intrinsic to the Hebrew. The imagery is rooted in the ancient Near Eastern concept of anger as a consuming heat or fire. In later periods, such as Second Temple literature, this terminology continues but with increasingly abstract theological connotations. Alternate forms such as חָרֹן and its combination within set phrases further emphasize its role as a poetic or formulaic expression rather than an isolated noun. Notably, 'wrath' or 'fury' can miss the visceral intensity conveyed in the original Hebrew context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

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Root Family

חרה (ḥ-r-h) — to burn, to be hot, to be kindled (of emotion)

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H2734	חָרָה	in burning
H2736	חַרְהֲיָה	Yah Is Kindled
H2750	חֳרִי	burning anger of
H2787	חָרַר	he burned hot
H8473	תַּחֲרָא	linen war-corselet
H8474	תַּחָרָה	one who rivals

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H2740-02`	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning	burning-heat of	25
`H2740-06`	מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from the heat	from burning-heat of	8
`H2740-08`	וַ/חֲר֣וֹן	vacharon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and burning	and burning-heat	3
`H2740-07`	וּֽ/בַ/חֲרוֹנ֥/וֹ	uvacharono	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and in his fury	and in his burning-heat	1
`H2740-04`	חֲרוֹנֶ֑י/ךָ	charoneykha	`HNcmpc/Sp2ms`	your burning ones	your burning furies	1
`H2740-05`	חֲרוֹנִ֖/י	charoni	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my wrath	my burning anger	1
`H2740-01`	בַּ/חֲר֣וֹן	bacharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the fierceness	in burning-heat of	1
`H2740-03`	חֲרֹ֣נְ/ךָ֔	charonekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your burning anger	your burning-anger	1

Occurrences in Scripture

41 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H2740-03`	Exodus 15:7	חֲרֹ֣נְ/ךָ֔	charonekha	`HNcmsc/Sp2ms`	your burning anger	your burning-anger
`H2740-06`	Exodus 32:12	מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from the heat	from burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Numbers 25:4	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Numbers 32:14	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	the burning	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Deuteronomy 13:18	מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from anger	from burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Joshua 7:26	מֵ/חֲר֣וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from the heat	from burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	1 Samuel 28:18	חֲרוֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce wrath	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	2 Kings 23:26	מֵ/חֲר֤וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from-the-fierceness	from burning-heat of
`H2740-08`	Isaiah 13:9	וַ/חֲר֣וֹן	vacharon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and-fierce-anger	and burning-heat
`H2740-02`	Isaiah 13:13	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	of burning	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 4:8	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce anger	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 4:26	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	the heat	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Jeremiah 12:13	מֵ/חֲר֖וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	because of the heat	from burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 25:37	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierceness	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 25:38	חֲר֣וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	the fierceness	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 25:38	חֲר֥וֹן	charon-2	`HNcmsc`	the fierceness	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 30:24	חֲרוֹן֙	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce anger	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Jeremiah 49:37	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Jeremiah 51:45	מֵ/חֲר֖וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from the heat	from burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Ezekiel 7:12	חָר֖וֹן	charon	`HNcmsa`	wrath	burning-heat of
`H2740-05`	Ezekiel 7:14	חֲרוֹנִ֖/י	charoni	`HNcmsc/Sp1cs`	my wrath	my burning anger
`H2740-02`	Hosea 11:9	חֲר֣וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce anger	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Jonah 3:9	מֵ/חֲר֥וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from burning	from burning-heat of
`H2740-01`	Nahum 1:6	בַּ/חֲר֣וֹן	bacharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	in the fierceness	in burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Zephaniah 2:2	חֲרוֹן֙	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning-anger	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Zephaniah 3:8	חֲר֣וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning anger	burning-heat of
`H2740-07`	Psalms 2:5	וּֽ/בַ/חֲרוֹנ֥/וֹ	uvacharono	`HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and in his fury	and in his burning-heat
`H2740-02`	Psalms 58:10	חָ֝ר֗וֹן	charon	`HNcmsa`	burning/wrath	burning-heat of
`H2740-08`	Psalms 69:25	וַ/חֲר֥וֹן	vacharon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and burning	and burning-heat
`H2740-02`	Psalms 78:49	חֲר֬וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierceness	burning-heat of
`H2740-06`	Psalms 85:4	מֵ/חֲר֥וֹן	mecharon	`HR/Ncmsc`	from heat	from burning-heat of
`H2740-04`	Psalms 88:17	חֲרוֹנֶ֑י/ךָ	charoneykha	`HNcmpc/Sp2ms`	your burning ones	your burning furies
`H2740-02`	Job 20:23	חֲר֣וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Lamentations 1:12	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierceness	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Lamentations 4:11	חֲר֣וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Ezra 10:14	חֲר֤וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	Nehemiah 13:18	חָרוֹן֙	charon	`HNcmsa`	wrath	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	2 Chronicles 28:11	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning	burning-heat of
`H2740-08`	2 Chronicles 28:13	וַ/חֲר֥וֹן	vacharon	`HC/Ncmsc`	and burning	and burning-heat
`H2740-02`	2 Chronicles 29:10	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	fierce	burning-heat of
`H2740-02`	2 Chronicles 30:8	חֲר֥וֹן	charon	`HNcmsc`	burning	burning-heat of

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