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חֵמָה H2534
H2534 is the Hebrew word חֵמָה, transliterated chêmâh and said khay-maw'. The King James Version most often renders it fury.
What it means
heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever).
Where it comes from
or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא; from H3179 (יָחַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 98 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful). See H2529 (חֶמְאָה).
Verses using חֵמָה
The first 40 of 107 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 27:44 · KJV
And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;
Leviticus 26:28 · KJV
Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Numbers 25:11 · KJV
Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
Deuteronomy 9:19 · KJV
For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.
Deuteronomy 29:28 · KJV
And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
Deuteronomy 32:24 · KJV
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
Deuteronomy 32:33 · KJV
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
2 Samuel 11:20 · KJV
And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?
2 Kings 5:12 · KJV
Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.
2 Kings 22:13 · KJV
Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.
2 Kings 22:17 · KJV
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
2 Chronicles 12:7 · KJV
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
2 Chronicles 28:9 · KJV
But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
2 Chronicles 34:21 · KJV
Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.
2 Chronicles 34:25 · KJV
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
2 Chronicles 36:16 · KJV
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
Esther 1:12 · KJV
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
Esther 2:1 · KJV
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Esther 5:9 · KJV
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
Esther 7:7 · KJV
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Esther 7:10 · KJV
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Job 6:4 · KJV
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job 19:29 · KJV
Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.
Job 21:20 · KJV
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
Job 36:18 · KJV
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
Psalm 37:8 · KJV
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalm 58:4 · KJV
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Psalm 59:13 · KJV
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Psalm 76:10 · KJV
Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
Psalm 79:6 · KJV
Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Psalm 88:7 · KJV
Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
Psalm 89:46 · KJV
How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?
Psalm 90:7 · KJV
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled.
Psalm 106:23 · KJV
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
Psalm 140:3 · KJV
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 6:34 · KJV
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
Proverbs 15:1 · KJV
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:18 · KJV
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 16:14 · KJV
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 19:19 · KJV
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2534 mean?
H2534 is the Hebrew word חֵמָה (chêmâh), meaning heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever).
How is H2534 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fury (52 times), wrath (23 times), poison (6 times), furious (5 times), rage (2 times), among others.
How many times does H2534 appear in the Bible?
חֵמָה (chêmâh) is tagged in 107 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2534 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא; from H3179 (יָחַם).
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