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זַעַם

Strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin) · wrath

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זַעַם H2195 strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
Pronunciation za’am
God's wrathful indignation—visceral fury at sin, moving from physical frothing to divine displeasure
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ὀργή G3709 wrath
Pronunciation orgḗ
God's settled reaction against sin, distinct from momentary anger; divine justice executing judgment
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What does זַעַם (zaam) mean in the Bible?

זַעַם · ὀργή is a Hebrew word meaning "righteous anger or divine wrath".

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Meaning

righteous anger or divine wrath
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

6 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: OSHB — CC BY 4.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Colossians 3 — Raised with Christ: Putting Off the Old Life and Putting On the New John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World Luke 3 — The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Romans 1 — The Gospel Reveals the Righteousness of God and the Wrath of God Romans 12 — Living Sacrifices, Renewed Minds, Humble Service, and Love Without Hypocrisy Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 5 — Peace with God, Rejoicing in Grace, and Life Through the One Man Jesus Christ Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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