Strong's Lexicon

H2237

H2237 — זָרַר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewzararverbOccurrences: 1TWOT: 586

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H2237
Word:זָרַר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:zarar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:zaw-rar'
Meaning:1. perhaps to diffuse, i.e. (specifically) to sneeze
KJV Renderings:sneeze.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2478

[זָרַר] verb only

Po`el sneeze (compare זְרִירוֺ(ה)י ᵑ7 Job 41:10 for Hebrew עֲטִישֹׁתָיו; verb probably onomatopoetic); — וַיְזוֺרֵר הַנַּעַר עד שׁבע פעמים֯ 2Kgs 4:35
omitted ᵐ5; Gr Bur think MT arose (by dittograph) from וַיִּגְהַר עַלהַֿנַּעַר.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זרר (zāh-rar’)

Concordance entry

EHCC: 2K, 4א4:35.4 the child sneezed seven times,
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