זָרַב
za.rav
to burn
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "za.rav" (H2215) primarily means "to burn." This action can refer to either a natural phenomenon of something being on fire or a metaphorical burning in a spiritual or emotional sense. In the context of its semantic domain of "Light & Darkness," "za.rav" might connote a loss of light or illumination. We see the limited usage of "za.rav" in the Bible with a single occurrence. The scarcity of its appearance suggests that it is a specialized term. Further analysis might reveal that "za.rav" holds significance to a specific author or literary context in the Bible. Without more data on the verse in which "za.rav" occurs, we can only begin to explore the depths of its meaning and use in the biblical text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text