What does סַר (sar) mean in the Bible?
סַר (sar): Emotional obstinacy combining stubbornness, heaviness of spirit, and irritable withdrawal from others.
Hebrew · H5620
סַר
Peevish
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סַרH5620
Pronunciationsar
What does סַר (sar) mean in the Bible?
סַר (sar): Emotional obstinacy combining stubbornness, heaviness of spirit, and irritable withdrawal from others.
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How does the BSB render H5620?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Sullen (3).
Where does סַר (sar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 20:43. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (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 ItSullen3×1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 21:4, 1 Kings 21:5
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 20:43
Aligned rows3
Books represented1
1 Kings3
Source forms
סַ֣ר2xsar1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 21:4
סָרָ֔ה1xsā·rāh1 Kings 21:5
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular2x1 Kings 20:43, 1 Kings 21:4
Adjective - feminine singular1x1 Kings 21:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Emotional obstinacy combining stubbornness, heaviness of spirit, and irritable withdrawal from others.
Source Gloss
peevish
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Emotional obstinacy combining stubbornness, heaviness of spirit, and irritable withdrawal from others.
peevish BDB: stubborn Usage: heavy, sad.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סַר is built from this root: