The meaning of “סָעַר”
Understanding çâʻar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind. - to rush up...
סָעַר
be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind. - to rush upon - by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) 1) to storm, rage 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to storm 1a2) stormy, growing storm (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be enraged 1c) (Piel) to storm away 1d) (Pual) to be driven by storm
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 6:11 | “Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?” Word: סָעַר (çâʻar) | |
| Isaiah 54:11 | “O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.” Word: סָעַר (çâʻar) | |
| Hosea 13:3 | “Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.” Word: סָעַר (çâʻar) | |
| Jonah 1:13 | “Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them.” Word: סָעַר (çâʻar) | |
| Habakkuk 3:14 | “Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.” Word: סָעַר (çâʻar) |
Usage Statistics
Related Words
Cross-referenced Strong's numbers with semantic or etymological connections.