Hebrew · H2194, H3068 · unreviewed

זְעוּם יְהוָה

Properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God

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זָעַם H2194 properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged
Pronunciation zō-‘êm
Intense divine wrath expressed through visible physical manifestation—foam, rage—signifying God's active rejection and abhorrence.
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does זְעוּם יְהוָה (zeum YHWH) mean in the Bible?

זָעַם · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew word meaning "one denounced, indignant under the Lord, object of the Lord’s indignation".

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Meaning

one denounced, indignant under the Lord, object of the Lord’s indignation
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Perfect Mal 1:4 · Num 23:8 · Zech 1:12
Participle passive Mic 6:10 · Prov 22:14
Imperfect Num 23:8
Participle active Ps 7:12
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action
Participle active Prov 25:23
Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 8 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form
Perfect 3 Participle passive 2 Participle 2 Imperfect 1
Stem
Qal 7 Niphal 1
Mood
Indicative 3 Indicative/cohortative 1

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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