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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 oracle and said:

“Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram,
From the mountains of the east.
‘Come, curse Jacob for me,
And come, denounce Israel!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:8 - “How shall I curse whom God has not cursed?
And how shall I denounce whom the LORD has not denounced?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:11 - God is a just judge,
And God is angry with the wicked every day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:14 - The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit;
He who is abhorred by the LORD will fall there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:24 - He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous,”
Him the people will curse;
Nations will abhor him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - The north wind brings forth rain,
And a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And your bones shall flourish like grass;
The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:30 - “For ships from Cyprus[fn] shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. So he shall return and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:10 - Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:12 - Then the Angel of the LORD answered and said, “O LORD of hosts, how long will You not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which You were angry these seventy years?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:4 - Even though Edom has said,
“We have been impoverished,
But we will return and build the desolate places,”
Thus says the LORD of hosts:

“They may build, but I will throw down;
They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness,
And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever.
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