סָעַר
sa.ar
to rage
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "sa.ar" (H5590) is defined as "to rage." This verb suggests a state of intense anger or fury, often accompanied by a sense of uncontrolled passion. In the 7 instances where "sa.ar" appears in the Bible, it is used to describe various forms of anger, from personal outrage to divine wrath. The range of usage for "sa.ar" is quite broad, encompassing both human and divine emotions. It is used to describe the anger of individuals, such as King Saul (1 Samuel 18:8), as well as the wrath of God, as seen in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 13:13). This versatility suggests that "sa.ar" is a fundamental concept in the Hebrew language, capable of conveying a range of emotions and ideas. The significance of "sa.ar" lies in its ability to convey the intensity and power of human emotions, as well as the divine judgment that can result from unchecked anger. By examining the various uses of "sa.ar" in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of human emotion and the consequences of uncontrolled passion.
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Occurrences in Scripture
7 total occurrences across the text
“You afflicted, tossed with storms, and not comforted, behold, I will set your stones in beautiful colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, and like the dew that passes away early, like the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the threshing floor, and like the smoke out of the chimney.
Jonah 1:11Then they said to him, “What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?” For the sea grew more and more stormy.
Jonah 1:13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them.
Habakkuk 3:14You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.
Zechariah 7:14“but I will scatter them with a whirlwind among all the nations which they have not known. Thus the land was desolate after them, so that no man passed through nor returned: for they made the pleasant land desolate.”
2 Kings 6:11The king of Syria’s heart was very troubled about this. He called his servants, and said to them, “Won’t you show me which of us is for the king of Israel?”