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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 in 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 were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:1 - Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:6 - Then the LORD answered Job from the whirlwind:

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - How quickly I would escape—
far from this wild storm of hatred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 - chase them with your fierce storm;
terrify them with your tempest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 - He spoke, and the winds rose,
stirring up the waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - He calmed the storm to a whisper
and stilled the waves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - fire and hail, snow and clouds,[fn]
wind and weather that obey him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will act for you
with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You will toss them into the air,
and the wind will blow them all away;
a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then 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 - Look! The LORD’s anger bursts out like a storm,
a whirlwind that swirls 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 of Heaven’s Armies says:
“Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23 - Look! The LORD’s anger bursts out like a storm,
a driving wind that swirls down on the heads of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - As I looked, I saw a great storm coming from the north, driving before it a huge cloud that flashed with lightning and shone with brilliant light. There was fire inside the cloud, and in the middle of the fire glowed something like gleaming amber.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - Tell these whitewashers that their wall will soon fall down. A heavy rainstorm will undermine it; great hailstones and mighty winds will knock it down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:13 - “Therefore, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will sweep away your whitewashed wall with a storm of indignation, with a great flood of anger, and with hailstones of fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - But the LORD hurled a powerful wind over the sea, causing a violent storm that threatened to break the ship apart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - “Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:14 - The LORD will appear above his people;
his arrows will fly like lightning!
The Sovereign LORD will sound the ram’s horn
and attack like a whirlwind from the southern desert.
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