עָשַׁן
a.shan
be angry
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word עָשַׁן, translated as "be angry," is a verb that conveys a strong emotional state. Its occurrence in the Bible six times suggests it is used in significant situations. This word is associated with a feeling of intense displeasure, likely resulting in action. The fact that it is a verb rather than a noun implies it is an active state that is being experienced. In contexts where the word is used, it often implies a sense of injustice, offense, or wrongs done. As a result, עָשַׁן signifies a powerful emotional response, one that is driven by a strong sense of indignation or outrage. It is associated with a response to wrongdoing rather than a general feeling of annoyance.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?
Psalms 80:4Yahweh God of Armies, how long will you be angry against the prayer of your people?
Psalms 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Psalms 144:5Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
Exodus 19:18All of Mount Sinai smoked, because Yahweh descended on it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked greatly.
Deuteronomy 29:20Yahweh will not pardon him, but then Yahweh’s anger and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book will fall on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under the sky.