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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 Box 2Ki 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:1 -

When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - As they continued along and talked, behold, a chariot of fire with horses of fire [appeared suddenly and] separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1 -

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 -

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 -

“I would hurry to my refuge [my tranquil shelter far away]

From the stormy wind and from the tempest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 -

So pursue them with Your tempest

And terrify them with [the violence of] Your storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 -

For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind,

Which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:29

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He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper,

So that the waves of the sea were still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

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Lightning and hail, snow and fog;

Stormy wind, fulfilling His orders;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 -

You will be punished by the LORD of hosts with thunder and earthquake and great noise,

With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 -

Scarcely have they been planted,

Scarcely have they been sown,

Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,

But He merely blows on them, and they wither,

And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 -

“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,

And a high wind will scatter them;

But you will rejoice in the LORD,

You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19 -

“Behold, the tempest of the LORD has gone forth in wrath,

A whirling tempest;

It will whirl and burst on the heads of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:32 -

Thus says the LORD of hosts,

“Behold, evil is going forth

From nation to nation,

And a great whirling tempest is rising

From the remotest part of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23 -

Behold, the tempest of the LORD!

Wrath has gone forth,

A sweeping and gathering tempest;

It will burst on the head of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 -

As I looked, I saw a stormy wind coming out of the north, a great cloud with fire flashing continually from it; and a brightness was around it, and in its core [there was] something like glowing [amber-colored] metal in the midst of the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - so tell those who plaster it with whitewash, that it will fall! A flooding rain [of judgment] will come, and you, O [great] hailstones, will fall; and a violent wind will tear the wall apart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, “I will make a violent wind break out in My wrath, and there will be in My anger an overwhelming rain and great hailstones to destroy [that wall] in wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 -

“So I will kindle a fire [of war, conquest, and destruction] on the wall of Rabbah [in Ammon]

And it shall devour its strongholds

Amid war cries and shouts of alarm on the day of battle,

And a tempest on the day of the whirlwind [when the enemy captures the city].

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:4

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But the LORD hurled a great wind toward the sea, and there was a violent tempest on the sea so that the ship was about to break up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - Jonah said to them, “Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will become calm for you, for I know that it is because of me that this great storm has come upon you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 -

Then the LORD will be seen [hovering] over them [protecting His people],

And His arrow will go forth like lightning;

And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet

And will march in the windstorms of the south.

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