What does שָׂעַר mean in the Bible?
e. fear".
Hebrew · H8175
שָׂעַר
To storm ; by implication, to shiver , i.e. fear
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שָׂעַר H8175
What does שָׂעַר mean in the Bible?
שָׂעַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to storm ; by implication, to shiver , i.e. fear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8175?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and a tempest (1), be shocked (1), fear (1), He will sweep them away (1), it sweeps him (1).
Where does שָׂעַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (2), Psalms (2), Daniel (1), Deuteronomy (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 a tempest 1× Psalms 50:3
be shocked 1× Jeremiah 2:12
fear 1× Deuteronomy 32:17
He will sweep them away 1× Psalms 58:9
it sweeps him 1× Job 27:21
shudder with fear 1× Ezekiel 27:35
will shudder in horror 1× Ezekiel 32:10
will storm out 1× Daniel 11:40
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:17 שְׂעָר֖וּם to fear Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Job 27:21 וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ to it sweeps him Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 50:3 נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה to and a tempest Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 58:9 יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃ to He will sweep them away Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Jeremiah 2:12 וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ to be shocked Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Ezekiel 27:35 שָׂ֣עֲרוּ to shudder with fear Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Ezekiel 32:10 יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ to will shudder in horror Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Daniel 11:40 וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨ר to will storm out Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 32:17
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1
Source forms
וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ 1x wî·śā·‘ă·rê·hū Job 27:21
וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨ר 1x wə·yiś·tā·‘êr Daniel 11:40
וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ 1x wə·śa·‘ă·rū Jeremiah 2:12
יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ 1x yiś·‘ă·rū Ezekiel 32:10
יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃ 1x yiś·‘ā·ren·nū Psalms 58:9
נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה 1x niś·‘ă·rāh Psalms 50:3
שָׂ֣עֲרוּ 1x śā·‘ă·rū Ezekiel 27:35
שְׂעָר֖וּם 1x śə·‘ā·rūm Deuteronomy 32:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 11:40
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Job 27:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 2:12
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Psalms 50:3
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 32:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 58:9
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Ezekiel 27:35
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 32:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to storm ; by implication, to shiver , i.e. fear
Source Gloss
to storm ; by implication, to shiver , i.e. fear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. fear BDB: sweep Usage: be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as 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 2 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Ezek 27:35 1×
Imperfect Ezek 32:10 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Ps 50:3 1×
Word Origins
שָׂעַר 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