קֶצֶף
qetseph · H7110 · Hebrew · 29 occurrences
Meanings
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anger, wrath
Process by which humans or deities respond with anger to a situation in which (other) humans have disobeyed an order or broken a law
ExamplesJoshua 9:20 “This we will do to them, even let them live, so that wrath will not be on us because of the oath which we swore to them.”
Joshua 22:20 ‘Did Achan the son of Zerah not act unfaithfully in the things designated for destruction, and wrath fall on the entire congregation of Israel? So that man did not perish alone in his guilt.’”
2 Kings 3:27 Then the king of Moab took his oldest son who was to reign in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And great anger came upon Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land.
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splinter, chip
A small thin piece of wood, broken from a tree; associated with things that are small, float on water and have no permanence
ExamplesHosea 10:7 Samaria will be destroyed with her king, Like a twig on the surface of the water.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 3
- ךָyour 2
- יmy 1
- הוּhis 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
6 occurrences in 1 groups
- גָּדוֹלgreat, large 6
What it doesIt is the subject
13 occurrences in 3 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 11
- יָצָאto go out 1
- בּוֹאto come, to go in, to bring 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 1
- ךָּyou 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- מֶלֶךְking 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- בin/on/with 7
- מִןfrom 4
- כlike/as 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- דַּיsufficiency 1
- פָּנִיםface, presence, before 1
- שֶׁצֶףoverwhelming 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 6 words
- זַעַף zaʻaph · H2197 · rage, raging
- Both words denote anger and wrath, with substantially overlapping sense ("indignation, wrath").
- חָרוֹן chârôwn · H2740 · withered, dry, anger
- Both words denote fierce anger or wrath, divine or human, with closely overlapping senses (חָרוֹן (chârôwn, H2740): "fierce wrath"; קֶצֶף (qetseph, H7110): "indignation, wrath"); they could substitute for each other in many contexts of anger.
- אַף ʼaph · H639 · nostrils, nose
- Both words denote anger and wrath as emotional states: אַף (ʼaph, H639) includes the senses of anger, wrath and long-suffering, and קֶצֶף (qetseph, H7110) includes indignation and wrath.
- כַּעַס kaʻaç · H3708 · vexation, grief, anger
- Both words denote kinds of anger or wrath, with substantial overlap (anger, wrath, indignation); they are distinct Hebrew words that could substitute for each other in expressing anger.
- חֳרִי chŏrîy · H2750 · to be angry, to become angry
- Both words denote manifestations or aspects of anger and wrath, in the same field of anger.
- עֶבְרָה ʻebrâh · H5678 · wrath, anger, fury
- Both words denote varieties of anger and wrath, and could be used for divine or human rage.
In the other Testament 2 words
- ὀργή orgḗ · G3709 · anger, fury, to punish
- Greek ὀργή is the standard Septuagint rendering of Hebrew קֶצֶף, and the two share the core sense of wrath or anger: קֶצֶף emphasizes the intensity or foaming-over quality of indignation, while ὀργή denotes the passionate, welling-up emotion of anger itself. The two overlap closely in contexts of divine or human anger.
- θυμός thymós · G2372 · anger, fury, wrath
- Greek θυμός (thymós, G2372) ('passion as if breathing hard') serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew קֶצֶף (qetseph, H7110) ('foam/indignation/wrath'), both denoting intense anger or wrath with physiological overtones (foaming rage in Hebrew, hard breathing in Greek).
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Angry002001002002
- The word means wrath, directly illustrated by the warning against divine wrath coming on the congregation (Numbers 1:53, 18:5), the LORD's anger burning against the land for covenant violations (Deuteronomy 29:27), and the fear that wrath would fall on Israel over a broken oath (Joshua 9:20).
- Vegetation001002007
- This domain reflects the word's separate "foam" sense (as of overflowing wrath likened to foam); it is not independently illustrated by the sampled citations, which all concern divine or human wrath.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Also from the root קָצַף
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H7110. qetseph I. קֶ֫צֶף noun masculine2Ki 3:27 wrath — absolute ׳ק Num 1:53 +; קָ֑צֶף…
I. קֶ֫צֶף noun masculine2Ki 3:27 wrath — absolute ׳ק Num 1:53 +; קָ֑צֶף Jos 22:20 +; construct קֶצֶף Jer 50:13 +; suffix קִצְמִּי Isa 60:10; קֶצְמְּךָ Psa 38:2, קִצְמֶּ֑ךָ Psa 102:11, קִצְמּוֺ Jer 10:10;-
1 of God: absolute Num 17:11 (P), Deu 29:27; Isa 60:10; Jer 10:10; Jer 21:5; Jer 32:37; Jer 50:13; Psa 38:2; Psa 102:11; Zec 7:12; with עַל against Num 1:53; Num 18:5; Jos 9:20; Jos 22:20 (P), 2Ki 3:27; 1Ch 27:24; 2Ch 19:2, 2Ch 19:10; 2Ch 24:18; 2Ch 29:8; 2Ch 32:25-26, Isa 34:2; Zec 1:2, Zec 1:15; ק ׳בְּשֶׁצֶףIsa 54:3.
2 of man (late), Est 1:18; Ecc 5:16.—Hos 10:7 see II. קֶצֶף.
II. קצף (√ of following; Arabic break, snap off).
II. קֶ֫צֶף noun [masculine] probably splinter+?עַלמְּֿנֵימָֿ֑יִם ׳כְּק Hos 10:7 (simile of helpless king).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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