What does סַעַר · תֵּימָן mean in the Bible?
סַעַר · תֵּימָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "whirlwinds, storms from the south".
Hebrew · H5591, H8486
סַעֲרוֹת תֵּימָן
A hurricane · the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
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סַעַר H5591 a hurricane
Pronunciation saʿar
Violent, chaotic wind representing divine judgment or power; often depicts God's overwhelming presence
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תֵּימָן H8486 the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)
What does סַעֲרוֹת תֵּימָן (sa'arot teman) mean in the Bible?
סַעַר · תֵּימָן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "whirlwinds, storms from the south".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5591, H8486?
H5591, H8486 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. whirlwinds, storms from the south
Strong's H5591, H8486
Lexical occurrences 49 verses Source Gloss
whirlwinds, storms from the south
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַעֲרוֹת תֵּימָן is built from this root:
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