Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5591 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סַעַר סְעָרָה |
| Part of Speech: | n-e. |
| Etymology: | from H5590 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 26 |
| Transliteration: | ca`ar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sah'-ar (or (feminine) ctarah {seh-aw-raw'}) n-e. |
| Meaning: | 1. a hurricane |
| KJV Renderings: | storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind. |
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סַ֫עַר noun masculine Jer 23:19 tempest; — absolute ׳ ס Amos 1:14 + 5 t.; סָ֑עַר Ps 55:9 plural suffix סַעֲרֶיךָ Ps 83:16 — tempest, especially figurative: of passionate acts ofmen, מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּ֑עַר Ps 55:9 (׳ מִסּ here awkward, without ו); of ׳ י's wrath Jer 23:19 (מִתְחוֺלֵל ׳ ס), compare Jer 25:32; Jer 30:23 tempest as instrument of ׳ י's wrath, Ps 83:16 (|| סוּפָה); see also בְּסַעַר בְּיוֺם סוּפָה Amos 1:14 and Joel 1:4; Joel 1:12.
סְעָרָה noun feminine tempest, storm-wind; — absolute סְעָרָה Isa 29:6 + (so also 2Kgs 2:1; 2Kgs 2:11 Ginsb; Baer בַּסֳּעָרָה); construct סַעֲרַת Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 plural סְעָרוֺת Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:13 construct סַעֲרוֺת Zech 9:14 — tempest, storm-wind, as instrument of ׳ י's wrath, Isa 29:6 (+ סוּפָה), compare Isa 40:24; Isa 41:16, also רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:13 (against nation under figure of wall); storm-wind of Elijah's translation 2Kgs 2:1; 2Kgs 2:11 of theophany Ezek 1:4 (רוּחַ סְעָרָה), Job 38:1; Job 40:6, and סַעֲרוֺת תֵּימָן Zech 9:14 ׳ סַעֲרַת י as figurative of ׳ י's wrath Jer 23:19; Jer 30:23 of ordinary tempests only in late Psalms: רוּחַ סְעָרָה Jer 107:25 ; Jer 148:8, ׳ ס opposed to דְּמָמָה Jer 107:29 .
I, II, III. סַף see ספף .
II. שַׂ֫עַר noun [masculine] storm (= סַ֫עַר); — only construct קָ֑טֶב ׳ שׂ Isa 28:2 a storm of destruction (in simile; || זֶרֶם בָּרָד).
שְׂעָרָה noun feminine id. (= סְעָרָה); — of way of ׳ י ׳ בְּסוּפָה וּבִשׂ Nah 1:3 figurative of ׳ י's judgments; יְשׁוּפֵנִי ׳ אֲשֶׁרבִּֿשׂ Job 9:17.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
