What does זֶרֶם (zerem) mean in the Bible?
זֶרֶם (zerem): Violent rush of water; used figuratively for overwhelming divine judgment or destructive force
Hebrew · H2230
זֶרֶם
A gush of water
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זֶרֶם H2230
Pronunciation zerem
What does זֶרֶם (zerem) mean in the Bible?
זֶרֶם (zerem): Violent rush of water; used figuratively for overwhelming divine judgment or destructive force
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2230?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include from the storm (3), is like rain (1), like a driving rain (1), rains (1), storm (1).
Where does זֶרֶם (zerem) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 24:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7), Habakkuk (1), Job (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It from the storm 3× Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 32:2
is like rain 1× Isaiah 25:4
like a driving rain 1× Isaiah 28:2
rains 1× Job 24:8
storm 1× Isaiah 30:30
torrents 1× Habakkuk 3:10
vvv 1× Isaiah 28:2
Show sample aligned rows
Job 24:8 מִזֶּ֣רֶם to rains Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 4:6 מִזֶּ֖רֶם to from the storm Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 25:4 מִזֶּ֙רֶם֙ to from the storm Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 25:4 כְּזֶ֥רֶם to is like rain Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 28:2 כְּזֶ֥רֶם to vvv Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 28:2 כְּ֠זֶרֶם to like a driving rain Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 30:30 וָזֶ֖רֶם to storm Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 32:2 זָ֑רֶם to from the storm Noun - masculine singular Habakkuk 3:10 זֶ֥רֶם to torrents Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 24:8
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 3
Job 1 Isaiah 7 Habakkuk 1
Source forms
כְּזֶ֥רֶם 2x kə·ze·rem Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 28:2
וָזֶ֖רֶם 1x wā·ze·rem Isaiah 30:30
זֶ֥רֶם 1x ze·rem Habakkuk 3:10
זָ֑רֶם 1x zā·rem Isaiah 32:2
כְּ֠זֶרֶם 1x kə·ze·rem Isaiah 28:2
מִזֶּ֣רֶם 1x miz·ze·rem Job 24:8
מִזֶּ֖רֶם 1x miz·ze·rem Isaiah 4:6
מִזֶּ֙רֶם֙ 1x miz·ze·rem Isaiah 25:4
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Isaiah 25:4, Isaiah 28:2
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 4:6, Isaiah 25:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 30:30
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 32:2
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Habakkuk 3:10
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 24:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent rush of water; used figuratively for overwhelming divine judgment or destructive force
Source Gloss
a gush of water
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent rush of water; used figuratively for overwhelming divine judgment or destructive force
a gush of water BDB: flood of rain Usage: flood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זֶרֶם is built from this root:
זָרַם H2229
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain