Hebrew noun (masculine) · H5591
סַעַר
saarsah'-ar
tempest; tempest
24 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: çaʻar
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5591is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 39Old Testament books
- 20spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5591
a hurricane
The King James renders it: storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
saar is rendered "tempest; tempest". It stands 24 times in the Hebrew text, across nine books.
- Five of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "tempest".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
- The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.
The first use
Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
2 Kings 2:1בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: tempest, and tempest.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| tempestStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where2 Kings 2:1Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind… |
| tempestStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- a storm3
- and a tempest3
- storm3
- and a storm2
- storm of2
- tempests2
- a tempest1
- by the whirlwind1
- from a storm1
- in storm winds of1
- in the whirlwind1
- the storm1
and 3 more, 24 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 24, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
20 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה2
- וּסְעָרָ֖ה2
- סְעָר֖וֹת2
- סַעֲרַ֣ת2
- בְּסַ֖עַר1
- בְּסַעֲר֥וֹת1
- בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָ1
- הַסַּ֧עַר1
- הַסְּעָרָ֗ה1
- וְסַ֖עַר1
- וְסַ֣עַר1
- וּסְעָרָ֔ה1
and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular5HNcfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular3HC/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular2HC/Ncmsa
- noun · feminine plural2HNcfpa
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfsc
- noun · masculine singular2HNcmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2HR/Ncmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular2HRd/Ncfsa
- preposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HR/Ncfpc
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1HTd/Ncfsa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1HTd/Ncmsa
2 Kings
two uses
Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
- בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbasarahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: by the whirlwind
As 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.
- בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbasearahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singulartagged: in the whirlwind
Job
two uses
Psalms
five uses
I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
- מִסָּֽעַר׃misaarpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: from a storm
so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
- בְּסַעֲרֶ֑ךָbesaarekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: with storm your
For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea.
- סְעָרָ֑הsearahnoun · feminine singulartagged: a storm
He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
- סְ֭עָרָהsearahnoun · feminine singulartagged: storm
lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,
- סְ֝עָרָ֗הsearahnoun · feminine singulartagged: storm
Isaiah
three uses
you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
- וּסְעָרָ֔הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a tempest
No 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.
- וּסְעָרָ֖הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a tempest
You 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.
- וּסְעָרָ֖הusearahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: and a tempest
Jeremiah
five uses
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- סַעֲרַ֣תsaaratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: storm of
- וְסַ֖עַרvesaarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a storm
This 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.”
- וְסַ֣עַרvesaarconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a storm
Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone out with fury, a whirlwind swirling down upon the heads of the wicked.
- סַעֲרַ֣תsaaratnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: storm of
- סַ֖עַרsaarnoun · masculine singulartagged: a storm
Ezekiel
three uses
I 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,
- סְעָרָ֜הsearahnoun · feminine singulartagged: storm
tell 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.
- סְעָר֖וֹתsearotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: tempests
Therefore 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.
- סְעָר֖וֹתsearotnoun · feminine pluraltagged: tempests
Amos
one use
So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest.
- בְּסַ֖עַרbesaarpreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: with a storm
Jonah
two uses
Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.
- סַֽעַר־saar-noun · masculine singulartagged: a storm
“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.”
- הַסַּ֧עַרhasaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the storm
Zechariah
one use
Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
- בְּסַעֲר֥וֹתbesaarotpreposition + noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in storm winds of
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.