חָרַק

charak · gnash

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2786 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

charak (חָרַק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “gnash”.

To gnash the teeth, as a sign of rage.

How to say it

cha·rak

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Grate the teeth in rage.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • gnashes ×2
  • grind ×2
  • they gnashed ×1

Where it appears

  • Job 16:9

    His anger tears and bears a grudge against me; he gnashes his teeth at me; my adversary sharpens his eyes at me.

  • Psalms 35:16

    Like the godless who mock for a cake, they gnashed at me their teeth.

  • Psalms 37:12

    The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him his teeth.

  • Psalms 112:10

    The wicked will see it and be vexed; he will grind his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Lamentations 2:16

    They have opened their mouth against you, all your enemies; they hiss and grind their teeth; they say, “We have swallowed her up! Surely this is the day that we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.”