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חָרַר H2787
H2787 is the Hebrew word חָרַר, transliterated chârar and said khaw-rar'. The King James Version most often renders it burned.
What it means
to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion).
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.
Strong's own list of renderings: be angry, burn, dry, kindle.
Verses using חָרַר
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Job 30:30 · KJV
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
Psalm 69:3 · KJV
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalm 102:3 · KJV
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
Proverbs 26:21 · KJV
As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Song of Solomon 1:6 · KJV
Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Isaiah 24:6 · KJV
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
Jeremiah 6:29 · KJV
The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
Ezekiel 15:4 · KJV
Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work?
Ezekiel 24:11 · KJV
Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2787 mean?
H2787 is the Hebrew word חָרַר (chârar), meaning to glow, i.e. literally (to melt, burn, dry up) or figuratively (to show or incite passion).
How is H2787 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it burned (5 times), dried (1 time), kindle (1 time), angry (1 time), burn (1 time).
How many times does H2787 appear in the Bible?
חָרַר (chârar) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2787 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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