זָעַם zaam
Hebrew word for “be indignant” · Strong’s H2194 · used 12 times in 11 verses
Meaning
1) to denounce, express indignation, be indignant;
How it is translated
Glosses given for zaam in context, with how often each is used:
- indignant 3
- denounce ! 1
- will i denounce 1
- has denounced 1
- one who is cursed 1
- will denounce 1
- will be indignant 1
- will direct indignation 1
- accursed 1
- have been indignant 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Proverbs | 3 | 0.4 | |
| Psalms | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Malachi | 1 | 1.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Numbers 23 (2), Psalms 7 (1), Proverbs 22 (1), Proverbs 24 (1), Proverbs 25 (1), Isaiah 66 (1), Daniel 11 (1), Micah 6 (1), Zechariah 1 (1), Malachi 1 (1)
Forms
- זעם 3
- וזעם 2
- זעמה 1
- אזעם 1
- זעום 1
- יזעמוהו 1
- נזעמים 1
- זעומה 1
- זעמתה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with zaam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- קָבַב qavav “to curse” 2
- צַדִּיק tsaddiq “righteous” 2
- אֵל el “God” 2
- רָשָׁע rasah “wicked” 2
- צָבָא tsava “Hosts” 2
- שׁוּב shuv “to return” 2
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 2
- עַד ad “till” 2
Key verses
The verses using zaam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 23:7 — And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and…
- Numbers 23:8 — How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
- Psalms 7:11 — God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
- Proverbs 22:14 — The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
- Proverbs 24:24 — He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
- Proverbs 25:23 — The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
- Isaiah 66:14 — And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and…
- Daniel 11:30 — For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he…
- Micah 6:10 — Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
- Zechariah 1:12 — Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou…
- Malachi 1:4 — Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw…
See all 11 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.