H8474 תַּחָרָה

תַּחָרָה (tachârâh), Strong’s H8474: to vie with a rival KJV: close, contend.. Occurs 2 times.

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tachârâh — to vie with a rival

KJV: close, contend.

Derived from חָרָה chârâh (https://besorah.bible/word/H2734) (to glow or grow warm)

Occurs 2 times.

Brown–Driver–Briggs
- חָרָה vb. burn, be kindled, of anger
- Qal
- 1 of man
- 2 of God
- Niph. be angry with
- Hiph. burned with zeal (?) in repairing; and kindled his anger against me
- Hithp. heat oneself in vexation.—The foll. forms are somewhat dub.: how canst thou hotly contend (in a race) with the horses?; because thou strivest eagerly (to excel) in cedar

Where it occurs
- Jeremiah 12:5 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/12?v=5) — “If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of…
- Jeremiah 22:15 (https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/22?v=15) — “Should you reign because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and…