H8474 תַּחָרָה

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

תַּחָרָה

tachârâh · takh-aw-raw'

Definition

to vie with a rival

KJV Renderings

close, contend.

Derivation / Etymology

a facitious root from H2734 (חָרָה) through the idea of the heat of jealousy;

KJV Verses (2)

Jeremiah 12:5¶ If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?