H8474: תַּחָרָה
tachârâh · pronounced takh-aw-raw' · “to contend”
Definition
to vie with a rival
KJV translates it as: close, contend.
Word origin: a facitious root from H2734 (חָרָה) through the idea of the heat of jealousy;
Extended definition
1) to burn, be kindled (of anger)
1a) (Tiphel) to heat oneself in vexation
1a) (Tiphel) to heat oneself in vexation
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8474 is translated
- will you compete ×1
- are competing ×1
Bible verses with H8474 (tachârâh)
Tachârâh appears in 2 verses.
- Jeremiah 12:5
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
- Jeremiah 22:15
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?