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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 26 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 in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared 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 spoke to Job out of the storm. He said:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 - Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”

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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 your storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 - For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea[fn] were hushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - lightning and hail, snow and clouds, stormy winds that do his bidding,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You will winnow them, the wind will pick them up, and a gale will blow them away. But you will rejoice in the LORD and glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19 - See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:32 - This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Look! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23 - See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones hurtling down, and violent winds will burst forth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - “ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: In my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones and torrents of rain will fall with destructive fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah that will consume her fortresses amid war cries on the day of battle, amid violent winds on a stormy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault 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 appear over them; his arrow will flash like lightning. The Sovereign LORD will sound the trumpet; he will march in the storms of the south,
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