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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2786. חָרַק (charaq) -- To gnash, grind</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2786.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/16-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2786.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2786</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2785.htm" title="2785">◄</a> 2786. charaq <a href="../hebrew/2787.htm" title="2787">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">charaq: To gnash, grind</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חָרַק</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>charaq<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>khaw-rak'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khaw-rak')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To gnash, grind<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to grate the teeth<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1030 (brugmos):</b> Often used in the New Testament to describe gnashing of teeth, particularly in contexts of judgment or anguish (e.g., Matthew 8:12).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "charaq" primarily means to gnash or grind, often used in the context of teeth. It conveys a sense of anger, frustration, or intense emotion. This action is typically associated with expressions of hostility or distress.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, gnashing of teeth was a physical manifestation of intense emotions such as anger, pain, or despair. It was a common expression in times of distress or when facing adversaries. This action is often depicted in biblical literature to illustrate the severity of a situation or the depth of an individual's emotional response.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to gnash or grind<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gnash (2), gnashed (2), gnashes (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">חָרַק</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>gnash or grind the teeth</b></font>, only in poetry (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb035905.gif"> <em>file, rub together, grate</em> or <em>grind</em> (teeth); Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb035906.gif"> <em>id</em>.) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm">Job 16:9</a>; <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יַחֲרֹק</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/112-10.htm">Psalm 112:10</a>; <font class="hebrew2">וַיַּחַרְקוּֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2-16.htm">Lamentations 2:16</a>; <em>Infinitive absolute</em> <font class="hebrew2">חָרֹק</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-16.htm">Psalm 35:16</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">חֹרֵק</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12</a>; — <em>grind</em> the teeth in rage against: <font class="hebrew2">שׁניו על</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-12.htm">Psalm 37:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-16.htm">Psalm 35:16</a> absolute without <font class="hebrew2">על</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/112-10.htm">Psalm 112:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2-16.htm">Lamentations 2:16</a> (only here with <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁן</font> singular); with <font class="hebrew2">בְּ</font> instrumental (Ges<sup>§ 119</sup>, 3 b, R. Da<sup>Synt, § 73 R. 6</sup>) <font class="hebrew2">בשׁניו עלֿ</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm">Job 16:9</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>gnash <p>A primitive root; to grate the teeth -- gnash. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְחֹרֵ֖ק וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־ וחרק ויחרקו־ חָרַ֣ק חָרֹ֖ק חרק יַחֲרֹ֣ק יחרק chaRak chaRok ḥā·raq ḥā·rōq ḥāraq ḥārōq vaiyacharku vechoRek way·ya·ḥar·qū- wayyaḥarqū- wə·ḥō·rêq wəḥōrêq ya·ḥă·rōq yachaRok yaḥărōq<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 16:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טָרַ֨ף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵ֗נִי <b> חָרַ֣ק </b> עָלַ֣י בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me and hunted me down, <span class="itali">He has gnashed</span> at me with His teeth;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> who hateth <span class="itali">me: he gnasheth</span> upon me with his teeth;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/16-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has torn and hunted <span class="itali">has gnashed</span> with his teeth<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/35-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 35:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַעֲגֵ֣י מָע֑וֹג <b> חָרֹ֖ק </b> עָלַ֣י שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> at a feast, <span class="itali">They gnashed</span> at me with their teeth.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in feasts, <span class="itali">they gnashed</span> upon me with their teeth.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/35-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> jesters A feast <span class="itali">gnashed</span> with their teeth<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 37:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק <b> וְחֹרֵ֖ק </b> עָלָ֣יו שִׁנָּֽיו׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> against the righteous <span class="itali">And gnashes</span> at him with his teeth.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against the just, <span class="itali">and gnasheth</span> upon him with his teeth.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/37-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the wicked the righteous <span class="itali">and gnashes</span> with his teeth<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/112-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 112:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/112.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָעָ֗ס שִׁנָּ֣יו <b> יַחֲרֹ֣ק </b> וְנָמָ֑ס תַּאֲוַ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/112.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it and be vexed, <span class="itali">He will gnash</span> his teeth<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/112.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [it], and be grieved; <span class="itali">he shall gnash</span> with his teeth,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/112-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and be vexed his teeth <span class="itali">will gnash</span> and melt the desire<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 2:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">א֣וֹיְבַ֔יִךְ שָֽׁרְקוּ֙ <b> וַיַּֽחַרְקוּ־ </b> שֵׁ֔ן אָמְר֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you; They hiss <span class="itali">and gnash</span> [their] teeth.<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> against thee: they hiss <span class="itali">and gnash</span> the teeth:<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> enemies hiss <span class="itali">and gnash</span> teeth say<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2786.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2786.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2786<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/charak_2786.htm">ḥā·raq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/charok_2786.htm">ḥā·rōq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyacharku_2786.htm">way·ya·ḥar·qū- — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechorek_2786.htm">wə·ḥō·rêq — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yacharok_2786.htm">ya·ḥă·rōq — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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