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Lexicon :: Strong's H5591 - saʿar

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

H5591

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5591 matches the Hebrew סַעַר (saʿar),
which occurs 24 times in 22 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:1 - And it came to pass, when the Lord was going to take Eliu with a whirlwind as it were into heaven, that Eliu and Elisaie went out of Galgala.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - And it came to pass as they were going, they [fn]went on talking; and, behold, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and it separated between them both; and Eliu was taken up in a whirlwind as it were into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1 - And after Elius had ceased from speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through the whirlwind and clouds, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 - And the Lord yet again answered and spoke to Job out of the cloud, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - (LXX 54:9) I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 - (LXX 82:16) so shalt thou persecute them with thy tempest, and trouble them in thine anger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 - (LXX 106:25) He speaks, and the stormy wind arises, and its waves are lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - (LXX 106:29) And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy wind; the things that perform his word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - from the Lord of hosts: for there shall be a visitation with thunder, and earthquake, and a loud [fn]noise, a rushing tempest, and devouring flame of fire.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - For they shall not plant, neither shall they sow, neither shall their root be fixed in the ground: he has blown upon them, and they are withered, and a storm shall carry them away like sticks.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - and thou shalt winnow them, and the wind shall carry them away, and a tempest shall scatter them: but thou shalt rejoice in the holy ones of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19 - Behold, there is an earthquake from the Lord, and anger proceeds to a convulsion, it shall come violently upon the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:32 - (LXX 32:32) Thus said the Lord; Behold, evils are proceeding from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind goes forth from the end of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23 - (LXX 37:23) For the wrathful anger of the Lord has gone forth, even a whirlwind of anger has gone forth: it shall come upon the ungodly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - And I looked, and, behold, a sweeping wind came from the north, and a great cloud on it, and there was brightness round about it, and gleaming fire, and in the midst of it as it were the appearance of amber in the midst of the fire, and brightness in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - Say to them that plaster it, It shall fall; and there shall be a flooding rain; and I will send great stones upon their joinings, and they shall fall; and there shall be a sweeping wind, and it shall be broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord; I will even cause to burst forth a sweeping blast with fury, and there shall be a flooding rain in my wrath; and in my fury I will bring on great stones for complete destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - And I will kindle a fire on the walls of Rabbath, and it shall devour her foundations with shouting in the day of war, and she shall be shaken in the days of her destruction:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - And the Lord raised up a wind on the sea; and there was a great storm on the sea, and the ship was in danger of being broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - And Jonas said to them, Take me up, and cast me into the sea, and the sea shall be calm to you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 - And the Lord shall be over them, and his arrow shall go forth as lightning: and the Lord Almighty shall blow with the trumpet; and shall proceed with the tumult of his threatening.
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