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זָעַם H2194

H2194 is the Hebrew word זָעַם, transliterated zâʻam and said zaw-am'. The King James Version most often renders it indignation.

Word: זָעַםTransliteration: zâʻamSaid: zaw-am'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

indignation 3×angry 2×defy 1×or how shall i defy 1×abhorred 1×hast had indignation 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.

Verses using זָעַם

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 23:7 · KJV

And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

Numbers 23:8 · KJV

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?

Psalm 7:11 · KJV

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

Proverbs 22:14 · KJV

The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.

Proverbs 25:23 · KJV

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Isaiah 66:14 · KJV

And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.

Daniel 11:30 · KJV

For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

Zechariah 1:12 · KJV

Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

Malachi 1:4 · KJV

Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2194 mean?

H2194 is the Hebrew word זָעַם (zâʻam), meaning properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged.

How is H2194 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it indignation (3 times), angry (2 times), defy (1 time), or how shall i defy (1 time), abhorred (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2194 appear in the Bible?

זָעַם (zâʻam) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2194 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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