סָעַר
Transliteration
sāʿar
Pronunciation
saw-ar'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1528b

Strong’s Definitions

סָעַר çâʻar, saw-ar'; a primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H5590 in the following manner: whirlwind (3x), tempestuous (2x), troubled (1x), tossed with tempest (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H5590 in the following manner: whirlwind (3x), tempestuous (2x), troubled (1x), tossed with tempest (1x).

  1. to storm, rage

    1. (Qal)

      1. to storm

      2. stormy, growing storm (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be enraged

    3. (Piel) to storm away

    4. (Pual) to be driven by storm

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָעַר çâʻar, saw-ar'; a primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):—be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.
STRONGS H5590: Abbreviations
† [סָעַר] verb storm, rage (Ecclus. סער Hiph. Ecclesiasticus 47:17; move tempestuously; סְעָרָה storm-wind Ecclesiasticus 43:17; Ecclesiasticus 48:9; Late Hebrew Pi. stir up, blow, סְעָרָה storm-wind; = II. שָׂעַר, but relation obscure; Assyrian šâru, wind, favours originality of שׂ׳, but this only late in Hebrew, and for ס׳ Frä189 compare Arabic kindle fire, excite, inflame, be vehemently hungry and thirsty, be mad, insane, etc. Lane1363); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural figurative, יִסְעֲרוּ Habakkuk 3:14 they [my foes] storm along to scatter me; Participle active סֹעֵר Jonah 1:11 the sea was growing more and more stormy, so Jonah 1:13 (+ עֲלֵיהֶם); feminine סֹעֲרָה Isaiah 54:11 storm-tossed (figurative of Jerusalem).
Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיִּסָּעֵר 2 Kings 6:11 and the heart of the king... was enraged because of (עַלֿ) this thing.
Pi. Imperfect 1st person singular suffix וְאֵסָֽעֲרֵם עַלֿ Zechariah 7:14 (on form see Ges§§ 23h, 52n) and storm them away (hurl them by a storm-wind) upon the nations.
Po. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular כְּמֹץ יְסֹעֵר Hosea 13:3 shall be like chaff (which) is storm-driven from a threshing-floor.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

2 Kings 6:11

Isaiah

Isaiah 54:11

Hosea

Hosea 13:3

Jonah

Jonah 1:11; Jonah 1:13

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:14

Zechariah

Zechariah 7:14