What does סָעַר mean in the Bible?
סָעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to rush upon ; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)".
Hebrew · H5590
סָעַר
To rush upon ; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
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סָעַר H5590
What does סָעַר mean in the Bible?
סָעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to rush upon ; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5590?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and worse (1), became enraged (1), blown (1), But I scattered them with a whirlwind (1), lashed by storms (1).
Where does סָעַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 6:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Jonah (2), 2 Kings (1), Habakkuk (1), Hosea (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 and worse 1× Jonah 1:11
became enraged 1× 2 Kings 6:11
blown 1× Hosea 13:3
But I scattered them with a whirlwind 1× Zechariah 7:14
lashed by storms 1× Isaiah 54:11
stormed out 1× Habakkuk 3:14
was raging 1× Jonah 1:13
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 6:11 וַיִּסָּעֵר֙ to became enraged Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 54:11 סֹעֲרָ֖ה to lashed by storms Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular Hosea 13:3 יְסֹעֵ֣ר to blown Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jonah 1:11 וְסֹעֵֽר׃ to and worse Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Jonah 1:13 וְסֹעֵ֖ר to was raging Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Habakkuk 3:14 יִסְעֲר֖וּ to stormed out Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Zechariah 7:14 וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם to But I scattered them with a whirlwind Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 6:11
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
2 Kings 1 Isaiah 1 Hosea 1 Jonah 2 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וְאֵ֣סָעֲרֵ֗ם 1x wə·’ê·sā·‘ă·rêm Zechariah 7:14
וַיִּסָּעֵר֙ 1x way·yis·sā·‘êr 2 Kings 6:11
וְסֹעֵ֖ר 1x wə·sō·‘êr Jonah 1:13
וְסֹעֵֽר׃ 1x wə·sō·‘êr Jonah 1:11
יְסֹעֵ֣ר 1x yə·sō·‘êr Hosea 13:3
יִסְעֲר֖וּ 1x yis·‘ă·rū Habakkuk 3:14
סֹעֲרָ֖ה 1x sō·‘ă·rāh Isaiah 54:11
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Jonah 1:11, Jonah 1:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x 2 Kings 6:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 1x Zechariah 7:14
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Hosea 13:3
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 54:11
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Habakkuk 3:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to rush upon ; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Source Gloss
to rush upon ; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative) BDB: storm Usage: be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Imperfect Hab 3:14 1×
Poel 1×
Imperfect Hos 13:3 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Isa 54:11 1×
Word Origins
סָעַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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