Strong's Lexicon

H8175

H8175 — שָׂעַר

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

Hebrewsa`arverbOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2275

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8175
Word:	שָׂעַר
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	sa`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	saw-ar'
Meaning:	1. to storm 2. (by implication) to shiver, i.e. fear
KJV Renderings:	be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8280

[שָׂעַר] verb denominative bristle, with horror; —

Qal Perfect 3 plural שָֽׂעֲרוּ שַׂעַר Ezek 27:35 (|| שָׁמַם עַל, רָֽעֲמוּ); Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִשְׂעֲרוּ עָלַיךָ שַׂעַר Ezek 32:10 (|| שָׁמַם Hiph`il); Imperative masculine plural שַׂעֲרוּ Jer 2:12 (|| שֹׁמּוּ עַלֿ). — Deut 32:17 see III. שׂער .

BDB8290

II. [שָׂעַר] verb sweep or whirl away (of storm-wind) (= סָעַר , q. v.; Assyrian šâru , wind, Dl^{HWB 635}; > Thes¹³³⁴ compare I. שׂער ); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִשְׂעָרֶנּוּ Ps 58:10 figurative he (׳ י) shall sweep it away.

Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular impersonal נִשְׂעֲרָה Ps 50:3 round about him it is tempestuous exceedingly.

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וִישַׂעֲרֵ֫הוּ Job 27:21 and it [an east wind] shall whirl him away from (מִן) his place.

Hitph. Imperfect 3 masculine singular וְיִשְׂתָּעֵר עָלָיו Dan 11:40 the king shall storm against him.

BDB8293

III. [שָׂעַר] verb perhaps be acquainted with (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5310] perceive [Sabean שער id.? Hom^{Chrest. 124}]; compare Aramaic סְעַר, [untranscribed source text 5311], visit, inspect, Ba^{ES 67} RS in Dr^Dt Perles^{Anal. 79}); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural suffix שְׂעָרוּם Deut 32:17 new gods, with whom your fathers had no acquaintance ( ᵐ5 εἴδησαν; || יְדָעוּם); usually fear, Thes revere with awe, Dr shudder before, [שָׂעַר] denominative, although not elsewhere with accusative of person

Other Resources

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