Strong’s Hebrew
H8474 — tacharah
The entry below is Strong’s own definition (1890, public domain), and every verse where the word occurs.
תַּחָרָה
tacharah — pronounced takh-aw-raw
a facitious root from 2734 through the idea of the heat of jealousy; to vie with a rival:--close, contend. see H02734
2 occurrences in the KJV.
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 22:15
Shalt 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?