תַּחָרָה tachârâh

Meaning

to vie with a rival

In the King James Version: close, contend.

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

Where it is used

• Jeremiah 12:5 “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets of the Jordan?
• Jeremiah 22:15 Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.