Strong's Hebrew #3707 - כַּעַס kaas (to be vexed or angry)

be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke to anger, unto wrath

A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant -- be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.

1) to be angry, be vexed, be indignant, be wroth, be grieved, provoke to anger and wrath
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to be vexed, be indignant
1a2) to be angry
1b) (Piel) to provoke to anger
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to vex
1c2) to vex, provoke to anger
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1016

כָּעַס verb be vexed, angry (Late Hebrew כָּעַס, Aramaic כְּעַם (not Syriac)); —

Qal Perfect ׳כ Psalm 112:10; Ecclesiastes 5:16; Imperfect וַיִּכְעַס Nehemiah 3:33; 2Chronicles 16:10; 1 singular אֶכְעַס Ezekiel 16:42; Infinitive לִכְעוֺם Ecclesiastes 7:9. —

1 be vexed, indignant Psalm 112:10; Nehemiah 3:33; Ecclesiastes 5:16.

2 be angry Ezekiel 16:42; Ecclesiastes 7:9, with אֶל person 2 Chronicles 16:10.

Piel. Perfect3feminine singular suffix כִּעֲסַתָּה 1 Samuel 1:6; 3masculine plural suffix כִּעֲסוּנִי Deuteronomy 32:21 provoke to anger.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכְעִיס Hosea 12:15; 1 Kings 15:30; suffix הִכְעִיסוֺ 2 Kings 23:26 4t. Perfect; הַכְעִסֵו֯נִי Jeremiah 25:7; (scribal error for תַּכְעִיסוּני according to SS); Imperfect וַיַּכְעֵס 1 Kings 22:54; 2Chronicles 28:25; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּכְעִיסֶנָּה 1 Samuel 1:7 6t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct הַכְעִיס 1 Kings 16:13 5t.; suffix הַכְעִ(י)סֵנִי Jeremiah 7:18 11t., + 6 t. suffixes; Participle plural מַכְעִיסִים Jeremiah 7:19 4t. —

1 vex, with accusative pers 1 Samuel 1:7; Ezekiel 32:9.

2 vex, provoke to anger, especially of provoking Yahweh by workship of other gods Judges 2:12; 1 Kings 14:9; 1 Kings 14:15; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 22:54; 2 Kings 17:11; 2 Kings 23:19; 2Chronicles 28:25; Nehemiah 3:37; Jeremiah 7:18,19; Jeremiah 11:17; Jeremiah 32:29,32; Jeremiah 44:3; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 16:26; Isaiah 65:3; Hosea 12:15; with בּ instrumental בְּתוֺעֵבֹת Deuteronomy 32:16; בְּהַבְלֵיהֶם Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13,26; בחטאתם 1 Kings 16:2; במעשׂ(י) יד(יוׅ Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; Jeremiah 25:6,7; Jeremiah 32:30; Jeremiah 44:8; בכל מעשׂ(ה) ידיהם 2 Kings 22:17 2Chronicles 34:25; בבמות Psalm 78:58; בפסיליהם Jeremiah 8:19; במעלליהם Psalm 106:29; compare the phrases להכעיס(וׅ ׳עשׂה הרע(ה) בעיני י do the evil in the eyes of Yahweh to provoke (him) to anger Deuteronomy 4:25; Deuteronomy 9:18; Deuteronomy 31:29; 1 Kings 16:7; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 21:6 2Chronicles 33:6; so מכעסים 2 Kings 21:15; Jeremiah 32:30; אשׁר הכעיס כעס (יםׅ 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 21:22; 2 Kings 23:26. — The phrase is characteristic of D Jeremiah and the compiler of Kings; see Dr^{Intr 191}; Deuteronomy 4:25 Holz^{eini. Hexateuch 287}.

Strong's Hebrew: 3707. כָּעַס (kaas) — 53 Occurrences

Deuteronomy 4:25
HEB: יְהוָֽה־ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: your God [so as] to provoke Him to anger,
KJV: thy God, to provoke him to anger:
INT: of the LORD your God provoke

Deuteronomy 9:18
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD to provoke Him to anger.
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD to provoke

Deuteronomy 31:29
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking the work of your hands

Deuteronomy 32:16
HEB: בְּזָרִ֑ים בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃
NAS: [gods]; With abominations they provoked Him to anger.
KJV: [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger.
INT: strange abominations provoked

Deuteronomy 32:21
HEB: בְלֹא־ אֵ֔ל כִּעֲס֖וּנִי בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַאֲנִי֙
NAS: with [what] is not God; They have provoked Me to anger
KJV: God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities:
INT: not God have provoked their idols Me

Deuteronomy 32:21
HEB: בְּג֥וֹי נָבָ֖ל אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃
NAS: They have provoked Me to anger with their idols.
KJV: with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish
INT: nation A foolish to anger

Judges 2:12
HEB: וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיַּכְעִ֖סוּ אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: them, and bowed themselves down to them; thus they provoked the LORD
KJV: themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
INT: were around and bowed provoked the LORD

1 Samuel 1:6
HEB: וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־
NAS: Her rival, however, would provoke her bitterly
KJV: And her adversary also provoked her sore,
INT: provoke her rival again

1 Samuel 1:7
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֖ן תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א
NAS: of the LORD, she would provoke her; so she wept
KJV: of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept,
INT: of the LORD after that provoke wept not

1 Kings 14:9
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֤ים וּמַסֵּכוֹת֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי וְאֹתִ֥י הִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּ
NAS: and molten images to provoke Me to anger, and have cast
KJV: and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast
INT: other and molten to provoke cast behind

1 Kings 14:15
HEB: אֶת־ אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מַכְעִיסִ֖ים אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: their Asherim, provoking the LORD
KJV: provoking the LORD to anger.
INT: have made their Asherim provoking the LORD

1 Kings 15:30
HEB: בְּכַעְס֕וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעִ֔יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: with which he provoked the LORD
KJV: God of Israel to anger.
INT: of his provocation which provoked the LORD God

1 Kings 16:2
HEB: עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃
NAS: sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins,
KJV: to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;
INT: my people Israel provoking their sins

1 Kings 16:7
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה לְהַכְעִיסוֹ֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדָ֔יו
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him to anger with the work
KJV: of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking the work of his hands

1 Kings 16:13
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַכְעִ֗יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֛ה
NAS: sin, provoking the LORD
KJV: of Israel to anger with their vanities.
INT: sin Israel provoking the LORD God

1 Kings 16:26
HEB: אֶת־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְהַכְעִ֗יס אֶת־ יְהוָ֛ה
NAS: sin, provoking the LORD
KJV: of Israel to anger with their vanities.
INT: sin Israel provoking the LORD God

1 Kings 16:33
HEB: אַחְאָ֜ב לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת לְהַכְעִיס֙ אֶת־ יְהֹוָה֙
NAS: did more to provoke the LORD God
KJV: of Israel to anger than all the kings
INT: Ahab did to provoke the LORD God

1 Kings 21:22
HEB: הַכַּ֙עַס֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִכְעַ֔סְתָּ וַֽתַּחֲטִ֖א אֶת־
NAS: with which you have provoked [Me] to anger, and [because] you have made Israel
KJV: for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked [me] to anger, and made Israel
INT: of the provocation which have provoked sin Israel

1 Kings 22:53
HEB: וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס אֶת־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: and worshiped him and provoked the LORD
KJV: and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD
INT: Baal and worshiped and provoked the LORD God

2 Kings 17:11
HEB: דְּבָרִ֣ים רָעִ֔ים לְהַכְעִ֖יס אֶת־ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: evil things provoking the LORD.
KJV: things to provoke the LORD to anger:
INT: things evil provoking the LORD

2 Kings 17:17
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him.
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking

2 Kings 21:6
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִֽיס׃
NAS: of the LORD provoking [Him to anger].
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking

2 Kings 21:15
HEB: בְּעֵינַ֔י וַיִּהְי֥וּ מַכְעִסִ֖ים אֹתִ֑י מִן־
NAS: and have been provoking Me to anger since
KJV: and have provoked me to anger, since the day
INT: my sight been provoking since the day

2 Kings 22:17
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֙עַן֙ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
NAS: gods that they might provoke Me to anger with all
KJV: gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works
INT: to other might provoke all the work

2 Kings 23:19
HEB: מַלְכֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְהַכְעִ֔יס הֵסִ֖יר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ
NAS: had made provoking the LORD;
KJV: had made to provoke [the LORD] to anger, Josiah
INT: the kings of Israel provoking removed Josiah

2 Kings 23:26
HEB: הַכְּעָסִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִכְעִיס֖וֹ מְנַשֶּֽׁה׃
NAS: with which Manasseh had provoked Him.
KJV: that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
INT: the provocations which had provoked Manasseh

2 Chronicles 16:10
HEB: וַיִּכְעַ֨ס אָסָ֜א אֶל־
NAS: Then Asa was angry with the seer
KJV: Then Asa was wroth with the seer,
INT: was angry Asa with

2 Chronicles 28:25
HEB: לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וַיַּכְעֵ֕ס אֶת־ יְהוָ֖ה
NAS: gods, and provoked the LORD,
KJV: gods, and provoked to anger the LORD
INT: gods to other and provoked the LORD the God

2 Chronicles 33:6
HEB: בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the LORD, provoking Him [to anger].
KJV: of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
INT: the sight of the LORD provoking

2 Chronicles 34:25
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֙עַן֙ הַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֣י
NAS: gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all
KJV: gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works
INT: to other might provoke all the works

Nehemiah 4:1
HEB: וַיִּ֣חַר ל֔וֹ וַיִּכְעַ֖ס הַרְבֵּ֑ה וַיַּלְעֵ֖ג
NAS: and very angry and mocked
KJV: and took great indignation, and mocked
INT: the wall became angry and very and mocked

Nehemiah 4:5
HEB: תִּמָּחֶ֑ה כִּ֥י הִכְעִ֖יסוּ לְנֶ֥גֶד הַבּוֹנִֽים׃
NAS: out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
KJV: from before thee: for they have provoked [thee] to anger before the builders.
INT: be blotted for anger about the builders

Psalm 78:58
HEB: וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָ֑ם וּ֝בִפְסִילֵיהֶ֗ם
NAS: For they provoked Him with their high places
KJV: For they provoked him to anger with their high places,
INT: provoked their high their graven

Psalm 106:29
HEB: וַ֭יַּכְעִיסוּ בְּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶ֑ם וַתִּפְרָץ־
NAS: Thus they provoked [Him] to anger with their deeds,
KJV: Thus they provoked [him] to anger with their inventions:
INT: provoked their deeds broke

Psalm 112:10
HEB: רָ֘שָׁ֤ע יִרְאֶ֨ה ׀ וְכָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו יַחֲרֹ֣ק
NAS: will see it and be vexed, He will gnash
KJV: shall see [it], and be grieved; he shall gnash
INT: the wicked will see and be vexed his teeth will gnash

Ecclesiastes 7:9
HEB: תְּבַהֵ֥ל בְּרֽוּחֲךָ֖ לִכְע֑וֹס כִּ֣י כַ֔עַס
NAS: in your heart to be angry, For anger
KJV: in thy spirit to be angry: for anger
INT: be eager your heart to be angry For anger

Isaiah 65:3
HEB: הָעָ֗ם הַמַּכְעִיסִ֥ים אוֹתִ֛י עַל־
NAS: who continually provoke Me to My face,
KJV: A people that provoketh me to anger continually
INT: A people provoke and to my face

Jeremiah 7:18
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃
NAS: gods in order to spite Me.
KJV: gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
INT: to other order to spite

Jeremiah 7:19
HEB: הַאֹתִ֛י הֵ֥ם מַכְעִסִ֖ים נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: Do they spite Me? declares the LORD.
KJV: Do they provoke me to anger? saith
INT: they spite declares the LORD

Jeremiah 8:19
HEB: בָּ֑הּ מַדּ֗וּעַ הִכְעִס֛וּנִי בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם בְּהַבְלֵ֥י
NAS: not within her? Why have they provoked Me with their graven images,
KJV: [is] not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images,
INT: else Why provoked their graven altogether

Jeremiah 11:17
HEB: עָשׂ֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם לְהַכְעִסֵ֖נִי לְקַטֵּ֥ר לַבָּֽעַל׃
NAS: they have done to provoke Me by offering up sacrifices
KJV: which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense
INT: have done like to provoke offering to Baal

Jeremiah 25:6
HEB: לָהֶ֑ם וְלֹֽא־ תַכְעִ֤יסוּ אוֹתִי֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
NAS: them and to worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the work
KJV: them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works
INT: worship no provoke with the work

Jeremiah 25:7
HEB: [הִכְעִסוּנִי כ] (הַכְעִיסֵ֛נִי ק) בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
NAS: in order that you might provoke Me to anger with the work
KJV: the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works
INT: the LORD order be angry the work of your hands

Jeremiah 32:29
HEB: אֲחֵרִ֔ים לְמַ֖עַן הַכְעִסֵֽנִי׃
NAS: to other gods to provoke Me to anger.
KJV: gods, to provoke me to anger.
INT: to other because of to provoke

Jeremiah 32:30
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַ֣ךְ מַכְעִסִ֥ים אֹתִ֛י בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה
NAS: have been only provoking Me to anger by the work
KJV: of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work
INT: of Israel have been only provoking by the work

Jeremiah 32:32
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי הֵ֤מָּה מַלְכֵיהֶם֙
NAS: they have done to provoke Me to anger-- they, their kings,
KJV: which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings,
INT: which have done to provoke they their kings

Jeremiah 44:3
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְהַכְעִסֵ֔נִי לָלֶ֣כֶת לְקַטֵּ֔ר
NAS: they committed so as to provoke Me to anger by continuing
KJV: which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went
INT: which committed to provoke continuing to burn

Jeremiah 44:8
HEB: לְהַכְעִסֵ֙נִי֙ בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣י יְדֵיכֶ֔ם
NAS: provoking Me to anger with the works
KJV: In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works
INT: provoking the works of your hands

Ezekiel 8:17
HEB: חָמָ֗ס וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ לְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִי וְהִנָּ֛ם שֹׁלְחִ֥ים
NAS: with violence and provoked Me repeatedly?
KJV: and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put
INT: violence returned and provoked behold are putting

Ezekiel 16:26
HEB: אֶת־ תַּזְנֻתֵ֖ךְ לְהַכְעִיסֵֽנִי׃
NAS: your harlotry to make Me angry.
KJV: thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
INT: and multiplied your harlotry to make

Ezekiel 16:42
HEB: וְשָׁ֣קַטְתִּ֔י וְלֹ֥א אֶכְעַ֖ס עֽוֹד׃
NAS: from you, and I will be pacified and angry no
KJV: from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.
INT: will be pacified no and angry more

Ezekiel 32:9
HEB: וְהִ֨כְעַסְתִּ֔י לֵ֖ב עַמִּ֣ים
NAS: I will also trouble the hearts
KJV: I will also vex the hearts of many
INT: trouble the hearts peoples

Hosea 12:14
HEB: הִכְעִ֥יס אֶפְרַ֖יִם תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים
NAS: Ephraim has provoked to bitter anger;
KJV: Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly:
INT: has provoked Ephraim to bitter