The meaning of “סַעַר”
Understanding çaʻar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) סְעָרָה çᵉʻârâh (seh-aw-raw'); from סָעַר storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind. - a hurricane 1) tempest, storm, ...
סַעַר
or (feminine) סְעָרָה çᵉʻârâh (seh-aw-raw'); from סָעַר storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind. - a hurricane 1) tempest, storm, whirlwind 1a) tempest
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 2:11 | “And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.” Word: סַעַר (çaʻar) | |
| Job 40:6 | “Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,” Word: סַעַר (çaʻar) | |
| Psalms 107:25 | “For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.” Word: סַעַר (çaʻar) | |
| Isaiah 40:24 | “Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.” Word: סַעַר (çaʻar) | |
| Jeremiah 25:32 | “Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.” Word: סַעַר (çaʻar) |
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