Anger burned / nose became hot

All biblical expressions

Expression type: Biblical idiom

Simple meaning

Someone became intensely angry.

How to understand this phrase

Keep in mind

Heat in the face or nose is used as the bodily picture of anger.

Where it appears

Genesis 30:2Open in Bible Studio →Exodus 4:14Open in Bible Studio →Numbers 11:1,10Open in Bible Studio →Judges 14:19Open in Bible Studio →1 Samuel 20:30Open in Bible Studio →