Strong's Lexicon

H8178

H8178 — שַׂעַר

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

Hebrewsa`arnoun mascOccurrences: 4TWOT: 2275a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8178
Word:שַׂעַר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H8175
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:4
Transliteration:sa`ar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sah'-ar
Meaning:1. a tempest 2. also a terror
KJV Renderings:affrighted, X horribly, X sore, storm. See H8181.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8281

I. שַׂ֫עַר noun [masculine] horror (properly bristling); — ׳ שׂ absolute, as accusative of cognate meaning with verb Ezek 27:35; Ezek 32:10 see foregoing; compare ׳ אָֽחֲזוּ שׂ Job 18:20 (|| נָשַׁמּוּ עַל).


BDB8291

II. שַׂ֫עַר noun [masculine] storm (= סַ֫עַר); — only construct קָ֑טֶב ׳ שׂ Isa 28:2 a storm of destruction (in simile; || זֶרֶם בָּרָד).


Other Resources

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

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