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סָעַר H5590
H5590 is the Hebrew word סָעַר, transliterated çâʻar and said saw-ar'. The King James Version most often renders it sore troubled.
What it means
to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled, come out as a (drive with the, scatter with a) whirlwind.
Verses using סָעַר
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 6:11 · KJV
Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
Isaiah 54:11 · KJV
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
Hosea 13:3 · KJV
Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Habakkuk 3:14 · KJV
Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.
Zechariah 7:14 · KJV
But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5590 mean?
H5590 is the Hebrew word סָעַר (çâʻar), meaning to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative).
How is H5590 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sore troubled (1 time), tossed with tempest (1 time), driven with the whirlwind (1 time), came out as a whirlwind (1 time), scattered them with a whirlwind (1 time).
How many times does H5590 appear in the Bible?
סָעַר (çâʻar) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5590 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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