Word Study · Strong's H5591 · Hebrew
סַעַר
saar
sah'-ar
Strong's 1890 spelling: çaʻar
“a hurricane”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hurricane
Rendered in the KJV as
storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
- 24occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 20inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 24 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 20
- בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה2
- וּסְעָרָ֖ה2
- סְעָר֖וֹת2
- סַעֲרַ֣ת2
- בְּסַ֖עַר1
- בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת1
- בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ1
- הַסַּ֧עַר1
- הַסְּעָרָ֗ה1
- וְסַ֖עַר1
- וְסַ֣עַר1
- וּסְעָרָ֔ה1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- a storm3
- and a tempest3
- [the] storm of2
- and a storm2
- storm2
- tempests2
- [the] storm1
- a tempest1
- by the whirlwind1
- from a storm1
- in [the] storm winds of1
- in the whirlwind1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- noun · feminine singular5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2
- noun · feminine plural2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 5
- HC/Ncfsa · 3
- HC/Ncmsa · 2
- HNcfpa · 2
- HNcfsc · 2
- HNcmsa · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HRd/Ncfsa · 2
- HR/Ncfpc · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HTd/Ncfsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 24, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:1בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbasarahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularShortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,here: by the whirlwind
- 2 Kings 2:11בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbasearahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAs they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.here: in the whirlwind
Job2 occurrences
Psalms5 occurrences
- Psalms 55:8מִסָּֽעַר׃misaarpreposition + noun · masculine singularI would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”here: from a storm
- Psalms 83:15בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָbesaarekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularso pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.here: with storm your
- Psalms 107:25סְעָרָ֑הsearahnoun · feminine singularFor He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.here: a storm
- Psalms 107:29סְ֭עָרָהsearahnoun · feminine singularHe calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.here: [the] storm
- Psalms 148:8סְ֝עָרָ֗הsearahnoun · feminine singularlightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,here: storm
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 29:6וּסְעָרָ֔הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularyou will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.here: and a tempest
- Isaiah 40:24וּסְעָרָ֖הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularNo sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner have their stems taken root in the ground, than He blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like stubble.here: and a tempest
- Isaiah 41:16וּסְעָרָ֖הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularYou will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.here: and a tempest
Jeremiah5 occurrences
- Jeremiah 23:19סַעֲרַ֣תsaaratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.here: [the] storm of
- Jeremiah 23:19וְסַ֖עַרvesaarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularBehold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.here: and a storm
- Jeremiah 25:32וְסַ֣עַרvesaarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”here: and a storm
- Jeremiah 30:23סַעֲרַ֣תsaaratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.here: [the] storm of
- Jeremiah 30:23סַ֖עַרsaarnoun · masculine singularBehold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.here: a storm
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 1:4סְעָרָ֜הsearahnoun · feminine singularI looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,here: storm
- Ezekiel 13:11סְעָר֖וֹתsearotnoun · feminine pluraltell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.here: tempests
- Ezekiel 13:13סְעָר֖וֹתsearotnoun · feminine pluralTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.here: tempests
Jonah2 occurrences
- Jonah 1:4סַֽעַר־saar-noun · masculine singularThen the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.here: a storm
- Jonah 1:12הַסַּ֧עַרhasaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may quiet down for you. For I know that I am to blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”here: the storm