8178. sa'ar
Strong's Lexicon
sa'ar: To storm, to shiver, to be tempestuous

Original Word: שָׂעַר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: sa'ar
Pronunciation: sah-AR
Phonetic Spelling: (sah'-ar)
Definition: To storm, to shiver, to be tempestuous
Meaning: a tempest, a terror

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2978 (λαῖλαψ, lailaps): A whirlwind or tempest, used in the New Testament to describe sudden and violent storms, such as in Mark 4:37.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "sa'ar" primarily conveys the idea of a storm or tempest, often used metaphorically to describe a state of agitation or trembling. It can refer to both literal storms and figurative emotional or spiritual turmoil. The word captures the intensity and power of natural phenomena, as well as the inner turmoil experienced by individuals.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, storms were often seen as manifestations of divine power. The Israelites, living in a region where sudden and violent storms could occur, would have understood "sa'ar" as a vivid depiction of God's might and the chaos that can ensue in the natural world. Storms were also symbolic of divine judgment or intervention, reflecting the belief that God controls the forces of nature.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שַׂ֫עַר noun [masculine] horror (properly bristling); — ׳שׂ absolute, as accusative of congnate meaning with verb Ezekiel 27:35; Ezekiel 32:10 see foregoing; compare ׳אָֽחֲזוּ שׂ Job 18:20 ("" נָשַׁמּוּ עַל).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
affrighted, horribly, sore, storm

From sa'ar; a tempest; also a terror -- affrighted, X horribly, X sore, storm. See se'ar.

see HEBREW sa'ar

see HEBREW se'ar

Forms and Transliterations
שַׂ֔עַר שַׂ֣עַר שָֽׂעַר׃ שער שער׃ śa‘ar śā‘ar śa·‘ar śā·‘ar Saar
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 18:20
HEB: וְ֝קַדְמֹנִ֗ים אָ֣חֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃
NAS: are seized with horror.
INT: the east are seized horror

Isaiah 28:2
HEB: כְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖ד שַׂ֣עַר קָ֑טֶב כְּ֠זֶרֶם
NAS: of hail, a tempest of destruction,
KJV: [and] a destroying storm, as a flood
INT: A storm of hail A tempest of destruction A storm

Ezekiel 27:35
HEB: וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ שָׂ֣עֲרוּ שַׂ֔עַר רָעֲמ֖וּ פָּנִֽים׃
NAS: at you, And their kings are horribly afraid;
KJV: at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid,
INT: and their kings afraid are horribly are troubled countenance

Ezekiel 32:10
HEB: יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ שַׂ֔עַר בְּעוֹפְפִ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י
NAS: at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid
KJV: at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid
INT: afraid and will be horribly brandish my sword

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8178
4 Occurrences


śā·‘ar — 4 Occ.
















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