Biblical Hebrew H2740 noun masculine 41 occurrences

חָרוֹן

Transliteration: haron (ḥārôn)

Pronunciation: /khaw-RONE/

“burning anger, fierce wrath”

Fierce, blazing heat of wrath; frequently paired with aph (charon appo = fierce burning anger of the LORD).

Lexical & Etymological Analysis

From חָרָה (H2734) to burn, be hot.

fiercewrathfury

Cross-Testament Bridge

How this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.

LXX conceptual translation: חָרוֹן (burning anger, fierce wrath) -> ὀργή (impulse, propensity, disposition)

LXX conceptual translation: חָרוֹן (burning anger, fierce wrath) -> θυμός (passion, hot anger, wrath)

Direct Cross-Language Equivalents:

G3709 ὀργή (orge — “impulse, propensity, disposition”) G2372 θυμός (thymos — “passion, hot anger, wrath”)

Foundational passages where חָרוֹן (haron) carries significant theological or narrative weight.