Strong's Lexicon kaas: To provoke, to anger, to vex Original Word: כַּעַס Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3710 (orgizo): To provoke to anger, to be angry - G3949 (parorgizo): To provoke, to arouse to wrath Usage: The Hebrew verb "kaas" primarily means to provoke or to anger. It is often used in the context of causing irritation or inciting wrath, either in a human or divine context. The term can describe both the act of provoking someone to anger and the resulting state of being angry. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, emotions such as anger were understood as powerful forces that could disrupt community harmony and one's relationship with God. The Hebrew Bible often warns against actions that provoke divine anger, emphasizing the importance of obedience and reverence. Anger was seen as a natural human emotion, but one that needed to be controlled and directed appropriately, especially in maintaining covenantal relationships. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to be vexed or angry NASB Translation anger (3), angry (4), demoralized* (1), make me angry (1), provoke (5), provoke him to anger (2), provoke me to anger (8), provoke them to anger (1), provoked (7), provoked him to anger (2), provoked me to anger (2), provoked the to anger (1), provoked to anger (1), provoking (7), provoking him to anger (2), provoking me to anger (4), provoking the to anger (1), spite (2), trouble (1), vexation (1), vexed (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs כָּעַס verb be vexed, angry (Late Hebrew כָּעַס, Aramaic כְּעַם (not Syriac)); — Qal Perfect ׳כ Psalm 112:10; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Imperfect וַיִּכְעַס Nehemiah 3:33; 2Chronicles 16:10; 1 singular אֶכְעַס Ezekiel 16:42; Infinitive לִכְעוֺם Ecclesiastes 7:9. — 1 be vexed, indignant Psalm 112:10; Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 5:16. 2 be angry Ezekiel 16:42; Ecclesiastes 7:9, with אֶל person 2 Chronicles 16:10. Piel. Perfect3feminine singular suffix כִּעֲסַתָּה 1 Samuel 1:6; 3masculine plural suffix כִּעֲסוּנִי Deuteronomy 32:21 provoke to anger. Hiph`il Perfect הִכְעִיס Hosea 12:15; 1 Kings 15:30; suffix הִכְעִיסוֺ 2 Kings 23:26 4t. Perfect; הַכְעִסֵו֯נִי Jeremiah 25:7; (scribal error for תַּכְעִיסוּני according to SS); Imperfect וַיַּכְעֵס 1 Kings 22:54; 2Chronicles 28:25; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּכְעִיסֶנָּה 1 Samuel 1:7 6t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַכְעִיס 1 Kings 16:13 5t.; suffix הַכְעִ(י)סֵנִי Jeremiah 7:18 11t., + 6 t. suffixes; Participle plural מַכְעִיסִים Jeremiah 7:19 4t. — 1 vex, with accusative pers 1 Samuel 1:7; Ezekiel 32:9. 2 vex, provoke to anger, especially of provoking Yahweh by workship of other gods Judges 2:12; 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 14:15; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:19; 2Chronicles 28:25; Nehemiah 3:37; Jeremiah 7:18,19; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 32:29,32; Jeremiah 44:3; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 16:26; Isaiah 65:3; Hosea 12:15; with בּ instrumental בְּתוֺעֵבֹת Deuteronomy 32:16; בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13,26; בחטאתם 1 Kings 16:2; במעשׂ(י) יד(יוׅ Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; Jeremiah 25:6,7; Jeremiah 32:30; Jeremiah 44:8; בכל מעשׂ(ה) ידיהם 2 Kings 22:17 2Chronicles 34:25; בבמות Psalm 78:58; בפסיליהם Jeremiah 8:19; במעלליהם Psalm 106:29; compare the phrases להכעיס(וׅ ׳עשׂה הרע(ה) בעיני י do the evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke (him) to anger Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6 2Chronicles 33:6; so מכעסים 2 Kings 21:15; Jeremiah 32:30; אשׁר הכעיס כעס (יםׅ 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26. — The phrase is characteristic of D Jeremiah and the compiler of Kings; see DrIntr 191; Deuteronomy 4:25 Holzeini. Hexateuch 287. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke to anger, unto wrathA primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant -- be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth. Forms and Transliterations אֶכְעַ֖ס אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ אכעיסם׃ אכעס הִכְעִ֔יס הִכְעִ֖יסוּ הִכְעִ֥יס הִכְעִיס֖וֹ הִכְעִס֛וּנִי הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי הַכְעִיסֵ֛נִי הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃ הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים הכעיס הכעיסו הכעיסני הכעסוני הכעסני׃ הכעסת המכעיסים וְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔י וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה וְכָעָ֗ס וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ וַיִּכְעַ֖ס וַיִּכְעַ֨ס וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס והכעסתי ויכעיסו ויכעיסוהו ויכעס ויכעסו וכעס וכעסתה יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃ יכעיסהו׃ כִּעֲס֖וּנִי כעסוני לְהַכְעִ֔יס לְהַכְעִ֖יס לְהַכְעִ֗יס לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ לְהַכְעִיס֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ לְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ לִכְע֑וֹס להכעיס להכעיס׃ להכעיסו להכעיסו׃ להכעיסני להכעיסני׃ להכעסני לכעוס מַכְעִיסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֖ים מַכְעִסִ֥ים מכעיסים מכעסים תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה תַכְעִ֤יסוּ תכעיסו תכעסנה ’aḵ‘îsêm ’aḵ·‘î·sêm ’eḵ‘as ’eḵ·‘as achiSem echAs hachiSeni haḵ‘isênî haḵ‘îsênî haḵ·‘i·sê·nî haḵ·‘î·sê·nî ham·maḵ·‘î·sîm hammachiSim hammaḵ‘îsîm hichAsta hichIs hichiSo hichIsu hichiSuni hiḵ‘astā hiḵ‘îs hiḵ‘îsōw hiḵ‘îsū hiḵ‘isūnî hiḵ·‘as·tā hiḵ·‘î·sōw hiḵ·‘î·sū hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî hiḵ·‘îs ki‘ăsūnî ki·‘ă·sū·nî kiaSuni lə·haḵ·‘i·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw lə·haḵ·‘îs lehachIs lehachiSeni lehachiSo ləhaḵ‘îs ləhaḵ‘isênî ləhaḵ‘îsênî ləhaḵ‘îsōw lichos liḵ‘ōws liḵ·‘ō·ws machiSim maḵ‘isîm maḵ‘îsîm maḵ·‘i·sîm maḵ·‘î·sîm tachiSennah tachIsu taḵ‘isennāh ṯaḵ‘îsū taḵ·‘i·sen·nāh ṯaḵ·‘î·sū vaiyachEs vaiyachIsu vaiyachiSuhu vaiyichAs vechaAs vechiaSattah veHichasTi way·yaḵ·‘ês way·yaḵ·‘i·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū way·yaḵ·‘î·sū·hū way·yiḵ·‘as wayyaḵ‘ês wayyaḵ‘isū wayyaḵ‘îsū wayyaḵ‘îsūhū wayyiḵ‘as wə·hiḵ·‘as·tî wə·ḵā·‘ās wə·ḵi·‘ă·sat·tāh wəhiḵ‘astî wəḵā‘ās wəḵi‘ăsattāh yachiSuhu yaḵ‘îsuhū yaḵ·‘î·su·hūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Deuteronomy 4:25 HEB: יְהוָֽה־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ NAS: your God [so as] to provoke Him to anger, KJV: thy God, to provoke him to anger: INT: of the LORD your God provoke Deuteronomy 9:18 Deuteronomy 31:29 Deuteronomy 32:16 Deuteronomy 32:21 Deuteronomy 32:21 Judges 2:12 1 Samuel 1:6 1 Samuel 1:7 1 Kings 14:9 1 Kings 14:15 1 Kings 15:30 1 Kings 16:2 1 Kings 16:7 1 Kings 16:13 1 Kings 16:26 1 Kings 16:33 1 Kings 21:22 1 Kings 22:53 2 Kings 17:11 2 Kings 17:17 2 Kings 21:6 2 Kings 21:15 2 Kings 22:17 2 Kings 23:19 53 Occurrences |