סַעַר
Transliteration
saʿar
Pronunciation
sah'-ar
Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From סָעַר (H5590)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1528

Strong’s Definitions

סַעַר çaʻar, sah'-ar; or (feminine) סְעָרָה çᵉʻârâh; from H5590; a hurricane:—storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H5591 in the following manner: whirlwind (12x), tempest (6x), stormy (4x), storm (1x), whirlwind (with H7307) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H5591 in the following manner: whirlwind (12x), tempest (6x), stormy (4x), storm (1x), whirlwind (with H7307) (1x).

  1. tempest, storm, whirlwind

    1. tempest

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סַעַר çaʻar, sah'-ar; or (feminine) סְעָרָה çᵉʻârâh; from H5590; a hurricane:—storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
STRONGS H5591: Abbreviations
† סַ֫עַר noun masculineJeremiah 23:19 tempest; — absolute ס׳ Amos 1:14 + 5 times; סָ֑עַר Psalm 55:9; plural suffix סַעֲרֶיךָ Psalm 83:16; — tempest, especially figurative: of passionate acts ofmen, מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּ֑עַר Psalm 55:9 (מִסּ׳ here awkward, without ו); of י׳'s wrath Jeremiah 23:19 (מִתְחוֺלֵל ס׳), compare Jeremiah 25:32; Jeremiah 30:23; tempest as instrument of י׳'s wrath, Psalm 83:16 (|| סוּפָה); see also בְּסַעַר בְּיוֺם סוּפָה Amos 1:14 and Joel 1:4, 12.

† סְעָרָה noun feminine tempest, storm-wind; — absolute סְעָרָה Isaiah 29:6 + (so also 2 Kings 2:1, 11 Ginsb; Baer בַּסֳּעָרָה); construct סַעֲרַת Jeremiah 23:19; Jeremiah 30:23; plural סְעָרוֺת Ezekiel 13:11, 13 construct סַעֲרוֺת Zechariah 9:14; — tempest, storm-wind, as instrument of י׳'s wrath, Isaiah 29:6 (+ סוּפָה), compare Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:16, also רוּחַ סְעָרוֺת Ezekiel 13:11, 13 (against nation under figure of wall); storm-wind of Elijah's translation 2 Kings 2:1, 11; of theophany Ezekiel 1:4 (רוּחַ סְעָרָה), Job 38:1; Job 40:6, and סַעֲרוֺת תֵּימָן Zechariah 9:14; סַעֲרַת י׳ as figurative of י׳'s wrath Jeremiah 23:19; Jeremiah 30:23; of ordinary tempests only in late Psalms: רוּחַ סְעָרָה Psalm 107:25; Psalm 148:8, ס׳ opposed to דְּמָמָה Psalm 107:29.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

2:1; 2:1; 2:11; 2:11

Job

38:1; 40:6

Psalms

55:9; 55:9; 83:16; 83:16; 107:25; 107:29; 148:8

Isaiah

29:6; 29:6; 40:24; 41:16

Jeremiah

23:19; 23:19; 23:19; 23:19; 25:32; 30:23; 30:23; 30:23

Ezekiel

1:4; 13:11; 13:11; 13:13; 13:13

Joel

1:4; 1:12

Amos

1:14; 1:14

Zechariah

9:14; 9:14