ketsef · wrath; splinter

What it means

ketsef (קֶצֶף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “wrath; splinter”.

Wrath, strong anger. Another word spelled the same way means "splinter."

How to say it

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. A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
2. Foam or a light splinter floating on water.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

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

• wrath ×21
• anger ×6
• fury ×1
• like foam ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×3
• Deuteronomy×1
• Joshua×2
• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×1
• 2 Chronicles×6
• Esther×1
• Psalms×2
• Ecclesiastes×1
• Isaiah×3
• Jeremiah×4
• Hosea×1
• Zechariah×3

• Numbers 1:53

  But the Levites shall camp around the dwelling of the testimony, so that there may be no wrath on the community of the sons of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the dwelling of the testimony.”

• Numbers 16:46

  And Moses said to Aaron, “Take the censer and put fire in it from the altar, and lay on it incense, and carry it quickly to the community and make expiation for them, for wrath has gone out from the presence of YHWH; the plague has begun.”

• Numbers 18:5

  And you shall keep the charge of the holy place and the charge of the altar, so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.

• Deuteronomy 29:28

  And YHWH uprooted them from their ground in anger and in wrath and in great fury, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”

• Joshua 9:20

  This we will do to them: we will let them live, and there will be no wrath on us because of the oath that we swore to them.”

• Joshua 22:20

  Did not Achan son of Zerah commit unfaithfulness with the things devoted to destruction, and anger came upon the whole community of Israel? And he, one man, did not expire alone in his iniquity.’”

• 2 Kings 3:27

  He took his firstborn son, who was to reign in his place, and offered him up as a burnt offering on the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel, and they set out from him and returned to the land.

• 1 Chronicles 27:24

  Joab son of Zeruiah began to count, but did not finish; and because of this there came wrath on Israel, and the number was not entered in the account of the chronicles of King David.

• 2 Chronicles 19:2

  Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate YHWH? Because of this there is wrath on you from before YHWH.

• 2 Chronicles 19:10

  In every dispute that comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and rules, you shall warn them, so that they do not incur guilt before YHWH and wrath come on you and on your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.

• 2 Chronicles 24:18

  They abandoned the house of YHWH, Elohim of their fathers, and served the Asherahs and the idols; and there was wrath on Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.

• 2 Chronicles 29:8

  So the wrath of YHWH was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he gave them over to terror, to horror, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.

• 2 Chronicles 32:25

  But Hezekiah did not repay according to the benefit done to him, for his heart was lifted up; and there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

• 2 Chronicles 32:26

  Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the lifting up of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the wrath of YHWH did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

• Esther 1:18

  And this day the ladies of Persia and Media who have heard the matter of the queen will say it to all the king’s officials; and there will be plenty of contempt and anger.

• Psalms 38:1

  A psalm of David. For bringing to remembrance. YHWH, do not rebuke me in your wrath, nor correct me in your fury.

• Psalms 102:10

  because of your indignation and your wrath; for you lifted me up and threw me down.

• Ecclesiastes 5:17

  Also all his days he eats in darkness, with much vexation and his sickness and wrath.

• Isaiah 34:2

  For YHWH has wrath against all the nations, and fury against all their army; he has devoted them to destruction, he has given them over to slaughter.

• Isaiah 54:8

  In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with eternal loyal love I will have compassion on you,” says your Redeemer, YHWH.

• Isaiah 60:10

  And foreigners will build your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had compassion on you.

• Jeremiah 10:10

  But YHWH is the true Elohim; he is the living Elohim and the eternal King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot bear his indignation.

• Jeremiah 21:5

  And I will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, and with anger and with fury and with great wrath.

• Jeremiah 32:37

  Look, I am gathering them from all the lands where I have driven them in my anger and in my fury and in great wrath; and I will bring them back to this place, and I will make them live in safety.

• Jeremiah 50:13

  Because of the wrath of YHWH she will not be inhabited, but she will become a desolation, all of her; everyone who passes by Babylon will be horrified and will hiss over all her wounds.

• Hosea 10:7

  Samaria is destroyed; her king is like foam on the face of the waters.

• Zechariah 1:2

  “YHWH was angry with your fathers with anger.

• Zechariah 1:15

  And with great anger I am angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was angry only a little, but they helped toward evil.

• Zechariah 7:12

  And their heart they made like diamond, so as not to hear the instruction and the words that YHWH Tsevaot sent by his spirit through the former prophets; and there was great anger from YHWH Tsevaot.