What does סַעַר (saʿar) mean in the Bible?
סַעַר (saʿar): Violent, chaotic wind representing divine judgment or power; often depicts God's overwhelming presence
Hebrew · H5591
סַעַר
A hurricane
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סַעַר H5591
Pronunciation saʿar
What does סַעַר (saʿar) mean in the Bible?
סַעַר (saʿar): Violent, chaotic wind representing divine judgment or power; often depicts God's overwhelming presence
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5591?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), storm (3), the storm (3), in a whirlwind (2), the whirlwind (2).
Where does סַעַר (saʿar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 2:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Psalms (5), Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (3).
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 . . . 4× Jeremiah 23:19, Ezekiel 1:4, Ezekiel 13:11, Ezekiel 13:13
storm 3× Jeremiah 25:32, Jonah 1:4, Jonah 1:12
the storm 3× Psalms 107:29, Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 30:23
in a whirlwind 2× 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 2:11
the whirlwind 2× Job 38:1, Job 40:6
a gale 1× Isaiah 41:16
a tempest 1× Psalms 107:25
a whirlwind 1× Jeremiah 30:23
and a violent wind 1× Amos 1:14
and a whirlwind 1× Isaiah 40:24
and tempest 1× Isaiah 29:6
in the whirlwinds 1× Zechariah 9:14
powerful 1× Psalms 148:8
tempest 1× Psalms 55:8
with Your tempest 1× Psalms 83:15
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2 Kings 2:1 בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה to in a whirlwind Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2 Kings 2:11 בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה to in a whirlwind Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 38:1 הַסְּעָרָה to the whirlwind Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 40:6 סְעָרָה to the whirlwind Noun - feminine singular Psalms 55:8 מִסָּֽעַר׃ to tempest Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 83:15 בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ to with Your tempest Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 107:25 סְעָרָ֑ה to a tempest Noun - feminine singular Psalms 107:29 סְ֭עָרָה to the storm Noun - feminine singular Psalms 148:8 סְ֝עָרָ֗ה to powerful Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 29:6 וּסְעָרָ֔ה to and tempest Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 2:1
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 9
2 Kings 2 Job 2 Psalms 5 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 3 Amos 1 Jonah 2 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וּסְעָרָ֖ה 2x ū·sə·‘ā·rāh Isaiah 40:24, Isaiah 41:16
סְעָר֖וֹת 2x sə·‘ā·rō·wṯ Ezekiel 13:11, Ezekiel 13:13
סַעֲרַ֣ת 2x sa·‘ă·raṯ Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 30:23
בְּסַ֖עַר 1x bə·sa·‘ar Amos 1:14
בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה 1x bas·‘ā·rāh 2 Kings 2:1
בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה 1x bas·sə·‘ā·rāh 2 Kings 2:11
בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת 1x bə·sa·‘ă·rō·wṯ Zechariah 9:14
בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ 1x bə·sa·‘ă·re·ḵā Psalms 83:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 5x Job 40:6, Psalms 107:25, Psalms 107:29, Psalms 148:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 3x Isaiah 29:6, Isaiah 40:24, Isaiah 41:16
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 25:32
Noun - feminine plural 2x Ezekiel 13:11, Ezekiel 13:13
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Jeremiah 23:19, Jeremiah 30:23
Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 30:23, Jonah 1:4
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x 2 Kings 2:1, 2 Kings 2:11
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 38:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent, chaotic wind representing divine judgment or power; often depicts God's overwhelming presence
Source Gloss
a hurricane
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent, chaotic wind representing divine judgment or power; often depicts God's overwhelming presence
a hurricane BDB: tempest Usage: storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
God's roaring judgment depicted as a destructive tempest against all inhabitants of earth
Divine wrath manifested as a whirlwind that sweeps away the wicked with violent force
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 26 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
סַעַר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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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