Charaq חָרַק
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| חָרַק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | charaq |
| Strong's number | H2786 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to grind |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Charaq (Hebrew חָרַק, Strong's H2786) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to grind”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Qal) to gnash, grind (the teeth)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gnasheth (2), gnash (2), gnashed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gnash (2), he gnashes (1), they gnashed (1), he will gnash (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Charaq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 16:9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
Psalms
- Psalm 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- Psalm 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalm 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).