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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 - Now when the LORD was about to take Eli'jah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Eli'jah and Eli'sha were on their way from Gilgal.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:11 - And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli'jah went up 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 out of the whirlwind:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - I would haste to find me a shelter from the raging wind and tempest."

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:15 - so do thou pursue them with thy tempest and terrify them with thy hurricane!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:25 - For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - he made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 148:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 148:8 - fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - you will be visited by the LORD of hosts with thunder and with earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown, scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth, when he blows upon them, and they wither, and the tempest carries them off like stubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You shall winnow them and the wind shall carry them away, and the tempest shall scatter them. And you shall rejoice in the LORD; in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:19 - Behold, the storm of the LORD! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head 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 tempest is stirring from the farthest parts of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:23 - Behold the storm of the LORD! Wrath has gone forth, a whirling tempest; it will burst upon the head of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:4 - As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness round about it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:11 - say to those who daub it with whitewash that it shall fall! There will be a deluge of rain, great hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind break out;

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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 stormy wind break out in my wrath; and there shall be a deluge of rain in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to destroy it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour her strongholds, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:4 - But the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty tempest on the sea, so that the ship threatened to break up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - He said to them, "Take me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quiet down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great tempest 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, and his arrow go forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will sound the trumpet, and march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.
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