2197. zaaph
Strong's Lexicon
zaaph: To be angry, to be enraged, to storm

Original Word: זַעַף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: za`aph
Pronunciation: zah-af'
Phonetic Spelling: (zah'-af)
Definition: To be angry, to be enraged, to storm
Meaning: anger

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "zaaph," the concept of anger is expressed in the New Testament with words like "ὀργή" (orgē - Strong's Greek 3709), meaning wrath or anger, and "θυμός" (thymos - Strong's Greek 2372), meaning passion or rage.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "zaaph" primarily conveys a sense of intense anger or rage. It is used to describe a state of being furious or stormy, often in the context of divine or human emotion. The term can also imply a turbulent or tempestuous state, reflecting both internal emotional turmoil and external expressions of wrath.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, emotions such as anger were often attributed to both humans and deities. The expression of anger was seen as a powerful force, capable of bringing about significant change or destruction. In the biblical context, God's anger is often depicted as a response to sin and disobedience, serving as a catalyst for divine judgment or correction. Human anger, on the other hand, is frequently portrayed as a natural but potentially dangerous emotion that must be controlled and directed appropriately.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from zaaph
Definition
a storming, raging, rage
NASB Translation
enraged (1), fierce (1), indignation (1), rage (1), raging (1), wrath (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
זַ֫עַף noun masculine storming, raging, rage (in poetry and late) — ׳ז absolute 2 Chronicles 16:10; 28:9; construct Isaiah 30:30 2t.; suffix זַעְמּוֺ Jonah 1:15; —

1 rage of king, leading to violence Proverbs 19:12 ("" נַהַם כַּכְּפִיר), 2 Chronicles 16:10 (עִמּוֺ עַלזֿאת ׳בְּ; "" כעס), 2 Chronicles 28:9; אַף ׳ז Isaiah 30:30 raging of anger (of ׳י); ׳י ׳ז Micah 7:9.

2 raging of sea Jonah 1:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
indignation, raging, wrath

From za'aph; anger -- indignation, rage(-ing), wrath.

see HEBREW za'aph

Forms and Transliterations
בְּזַ֣עַף בְזַ֔עַף בְזַ֥עַף בזעף זַ֣עַף זַ֤עַף זעף מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃ מזעפו׃ bə·za·‘ap̄ ḇə·za·‘ap̄ bəza‘ap̄ ḇəza‘ap̄ beZaaf miz·za‘·pōw mizza‘pōw mizzaPo veZaaf za‘ap̄ za·‘ap̄ Zaaf
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2 Chronicles 16:10
HEB: הַמַּהְפֶּ֔כֶת כִּֽי־ בְזַ֥עַף עִמּ֖וֹ עַל־
NAS: him in prison, for he was enraged at him for this.
KJV: house; for [he was] in a rage with him because of this [thing]. And Asa
INT: A prison for was enraged with and

2 Chronicles 28:9
HEB: וַתַּֽהַרְגוּ־ בָ֣ם בְזַ֔עַף עַ֥ד לַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
NAS: and you have slain them in a rage [which] has even
KJV: and ye have slain them in a rage [that] reacheth up
INT: your hand have slain A rage has even heaven

Proverbs 19:12
HEB: נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל
NAS: The king's wrath is like the roaring
KJV: The king's wrath [is] as the roaring
INT: the roaring of a lion wrath the king's dew

Isaiah 30:30
HEB: זְרוֹעוֹ֙ יַרְאֶ֔ה בְּזַ֣עַף אַ֔ף וְלַ֖הַב
NAS: to be seen in fierce anger,
KJV: of his arm, with the indignation of [his] anger,
INT: of his arm to be seen fierce anger and the flame

Jonah 1:15
HEB: וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד הַיָּ֖ם מִזַּעְפּֽוֹ׃
NAS: and the sea stopped its raging.
KJV: and the sea ceased from her raging.
INT: stopped and the sea raging

Micah 7:9
HEB: זַ֤עַף יְהוָה֙ אֶשָּׂ֔א
NAS: I will bear the indignation of the LORD
KJV: I will bear the indignation of the LORD,
INT: the indignation of the LORD will bear

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2197
6 Occurrences


bə·za·‘ap̄ — 1 Occ.
miz·za‘·pōw — 1 Occ.
ḇə·za·‘ap̄ — 2 Occ.
za·‘ap̄ — 2 Occ.















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