za.aph denotes becoming angry or showing an angry disposition, whether of individuals, a king, or a person's heart toward the LORD.

The attested use concerns anger as a present disposition or reaction: people are seen angered in Genesis 40:6 and Daniel 1:10, Uzziah becomes angry with the priests in 2 Chronicles 26:19, and a person's heart turns angrily against the LORD in Proverbs 19:3.

1. Being or becoming angry · dominant

   The active participles describe people observed in an angered state: in Genesis 40:6 the APB renders Joseph's observation, “they were enraged,” and in Daniel 1:10 the ruler fears the king's response if he sees the youths' faces worsened. The singular imperfect forms portray anger directed toward another: in 2 Chronicles 26:19 the APB renders Uzziah as angry with the priests, while Proverbs 19:3 places the reaction in a person's heart against the LORD.

   Genesis 40:6Daniel 1:102 Chronicles 26:19Proverbs 19:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the participial use in Genesis 40:6 as “were enraged” and the finite forms as becoming or acting angry in 2 Chronicles 26:19 and Proverbs 19:3. In Daniel 1:10, the verse's concern is the king's feared response, so the term's specific English equivalent is not isolated by the translation.