תַּחָרָה

ta.cha.rah · to contend

Hebrew · Strong's H8474 · Verb · Sounds like: takh-aw-raw' · 2 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a facitious root from חָרָה through the idea of the heat of jealousy; to vie with a rival; close, contend.

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Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
חָרָה vb. burn, be kindled, of anger
Qal
1. of man
2. of God
Niph. be angry with
Hiph. burned with zeal (?) in repairing; and kindled his anger against me
Hithp. heat oneself in vexation.—The foll. forms are somewhat dub.: how canst thou hotly contend (in a race) with the horses?; because thou strivest eagerly (to excel) in cedar

Every occurrence

  1. Jeremiah 12:5 תְּתַֽחֲרֶ֖ה te.ta.cha.Reh · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?

  2. Jeremiah 22:15 מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה me.ta.cha.Reh · An -ing word: causing it

    Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.

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