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Lexicon :: Strong's H2194 - zāʿam

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זָעַם
Transliteration
zāʿam
Pronunciation
zaw-am'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 568

Strong’s Definitions

זָעַם zâʻam, zaw-am'; a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged:—abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's H2194 in the following manner: indignation (4x), defy (3x), abhor (2x), angry (2x), abominable (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's H2194 in the following manner: indignation (4x), defy (3x), abhor (2x), angry (2x), abominable (1x).

  1. to denounce, express indignation, be indignant

    1. (Qal)

      1. to have indignation, be indignant, be angrily indignant, be defiant

      2. to be abhorrent

      3. to express indignation in speech, denounce, curse

    2. (Niphal) to show indignation, show anger

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָעַם zâʻam, zaw-am'; a primitive root; properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged:—abhor, abominable, (be) angry, defy, (have) indignation.
STRONGS H2194: Abbreviations
† זָעַם verb be indignant (compare Aramaic (rare) Mfiz blame, & noun axmxivuz; Arabic تَزَغَّمَ onomatopoetic, of roar of camel, angry speech, see Frey, De on Psalm 7:12) — Perfect ז׳ Numbers 23:8 + 3 times; זָעַמְתָּה Zechariah 1:12; Imperfect אֶזְעֹם Numbers 23:8; 3rd person plural suffix יִזְעָמוּהוּ Proverbs 24:24; Imperative זֹעֲמָה Numbers 23:7 (for זָֽעָמֳה Ges§ 64, (2)); Participle active זֹעֵם Psalm 7:12; passive construct זְעוּם Proverbs 22:14; feminine זְעוּמָה Micah 6:10; —
1. be indignant, have indignation, of hostile prince עַל בְּרִית קוֺדֶשׁ Daniel 11:30; elsewhere of Yahweh, who is אֵל זֹעֵם Psalm 7:12 (|| שׁוֺפֵט), with accusative of enemy Isaiah 66:14; cities of Judah Zechariah 1:12; people Malachi 1:4; a man Proverbs 22:14.
2. express indignation in speech, denounce, curse || יִקְּבֻהוּ Proverbs 24:24; || אֶקֹּב and אָֽרָהֿ Numbers 23:7, 8 (twice in verse) (E); זְעוּמָה אֵיפַת רָזוֺן Micah 6:10 an ephah of scantiness, denounced, or cursed. **[2 is probably denominative from זַעַם (see Buhl).]
Niph. Participle plural נִזְעָמִים פָּנִים Proverbs 25:23 face stirred with indignation.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

23:7; 23:7; 23:8; 23:8; 23:8

Psalms

7:12; 7:12; 7:12

Proverbs

22:14; 22:14; 24:24; 24:24; 25:23

Isaiah

66:14

Daniel

11:30

Micah

6:10; 6:10

Zechariah

1:12; 1:12

Malachi

1:4

H2194

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Strong's Number H2194 matches the Hebrew זָעַם (zāʿam),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:7 - And he took up his parable, and said,
From Aram hath Balak brought me,
The king of Moab from the mountains of the East:
Come, curse me Jacob,
And come, defy Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:8 -
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed?
And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11 -
God is a righteous judge,
Yea, a God that hath indignation every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:14 -
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit;
He that is abhorred of Jehovah shall fall therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 -
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous,
Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 -
The north wind bringeth forth rain;
So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - And ye shall see it, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like the tender grass: and the hand of Jehovah shall be known toward his servants; and he will have indignation against his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:30 - For ships of Kittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and shall return, and have indignation against the holy covenant, and shall do his pleasure: he shall even return, and have regard unto them that forsake the holy covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:10 - Are there yet treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and a scant measure that is abominable?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the angel of Jehovah answered and said, O Jehovah of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:4 - Whereas Edom saith, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places; thus saith Jehovah of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and men shall call them The border of wickedness, and The people against whom Jehovah hath indignation for ever.
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