Strong's H3708 · Hebrew
כַּעַס
kaʻaç · /kah'-as/
Definition
vexation
KJV: anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
Root / derivation: or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from H3707 (כַּעַס);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כַּעַס across 25 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy2 verses
And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. abhorred: or, despised
Deuteronomy 32:27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done
1 Samuel2 verses
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. provoked: Heb. angered
1 Samuel 1:16Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. complaint: or, meditation
1 Kings2 verses
Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.
1 Kings 21:22And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin.
Job4 verses
For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. envy: or, indignation
Job 6:2Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! laid: Heb. lifted up
Job 10:17Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. witnesses: that is, thy plagues
Job 17:7Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. my members: or, my thoughts
Psalms4 verses
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. committeth: Heb. leaveth
Psalms 31:9Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Psalms 85:4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Proverbs4 verses
A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. presently: Heb. in that day
Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. in: Heb. in the land of the desert
Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. heavy: Heb. heaviness
Ecclesiastes5 verses
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Ecclesiastes 2:23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes 7:3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. Sorrow: or, Anger
Ecclesiastes 7:9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ecclesiastes 11:10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. sorrow: or, anger
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3708 (kaʻaç) mean?
vexation
How many times does H3708 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3708 (כַּעַס) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “grief.”
How is kaʻaç translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3708 is rendered as “grief” (7×), “wrath” (4×), “provocation” (3×), “sorrow” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word כַּעַס come from?
or (in Job) כַּעַשׂ; from H3707 (כַּעַס);