Strong's Lexicon

H5678

H5678 — עֶברָה

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

Hebrewebrahnoun femOccurrences: 34TWOT: 1556d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5678
Word:עֶברָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:feminine of H5676
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:34
Transliteration:ebrah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`ebrah (eb-raw') n-f.
Meaning:1. an outburst of passion
KJV Renderings:anger, rage, wrath.

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עֶבְרָה noun feminine overflow, arrogance, fury; — absolute ׳ ע Isa 13:9 +; construct עֶבְרַת Zeph 1:18 +; suffix עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6 +, etc.; plural עֲבָרוֺת Job 21:30 construct עַבְרוֺת Ps 7:7; Job 40:11 —

1. overflow, excess, outburst, זָדוֺן ׳ ע Prov 21:24 excess of insolence; עַבְרוֺת אַפֶּ֑ךָ Job 40:11 outbursts of thine anger.
2. arrogance, of Moab Isa 16:6 ( + גַּאֲוָה), גַּא׃ן hence Jer 48:20 (+ id. Jer 48:29).
3. overflowing rage, fury:
a. of men, Gen 49:7 (poem in J ), Amos 1:11 (both || אַף), Isa 14:6; Prov 14:35, שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ Prov 22:8 (i. e. rod wielded by him in fury, see also Lam 3:1 below), עַבְרוֺת צוֺרְרָ֑י Ps 7:7 the outbursts of fury of my foes
b. of ׳ י Hos 5:10; Hos 13:11 (|| אַף), Hab 3:8 (|| id.), Isa 9:18; Lam 2:2; Ps 90:9; Ps 90:11 + חֲרן אַף Isa 13:9, || id. Isa 13:13; Ps 78:49 (+ זַעַם), Ps 85:4 אֵשׁ עֶבְרָתִי Ezek 21:36 (|| זַעַם), Ezek 22:31 (|| id.), Ezek 22:21; Ezek 38:19 שֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֺ Lam 3:1 (compare Prov 22:8 above); עַם עֶבְרָתִי Isa 10:6 (i.e. object of my rage), compare דּוֺר עֶבְרָתוֺ Jer 7:29 ׳ יוֺם עֶבְרַת י Zeph 1:18 day of ׳ י's fury (coming judgment), so Ezek 7:19 (strike out Co Berthol, after ᵐ5 , as gloss from Zephaniah); so יוֺם עֶבְרָה Zeph 1:15; Prov 11:4 יוֺם עֲבָרוֺת Job 21:30 compare עֶבְרָה Prov 11:23 .


Other Resources

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

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