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סַעַר H5591
H5591 is the Hebrew word סַעַר, transliterated çaʻar and said sah'-ar. The King James Version most often renders it whirlwind.
What it means
a hurricane.
Where it comes from
or (feminine) סְעָרָה; from H5590 (סָעַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 22 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: storm(-y), tempest, whirlwind.
Verses using סַעַר
All 20 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 2:1 · KJV
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Kings 2:11 · KJV
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Job 38:1 · KJV
Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 40:6 · KJV
Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Psalm 83:15 · KJV
So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.
Psalm 107:25 · KJV
For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.
Psalm 107:29 · KJV
He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Psalm 148:8 · KJV
Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Isaiah 29:6 · KJV
Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Isaiah 40:24 · KJV
Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.
Isaiah 41:16 · KJV
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 23:19 · KJV
Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.
Jeremiah 25:32 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
Jeremiah 30:23 · KJV
Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.
Ezekiel 1:4 · KJV
And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.
Ezekiel 13:11 · KJV
Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
Ezekiel 13:13 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
Amos 1:14 · KJV
But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
Jonah 1:4 · KJV
But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
Zechariah 9:14 · KJV
And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5591 mean?
H5591 is the Hebrew word סַעַר (çaʻar), meaning a hurricane.
How is H5591 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it whirlwind (7 times), tempest (4 times), stormy (4 times), out of the whirlwind (2 times), behold a whirlwind (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5591 appear in the Bible?
סַעַר (çaʻar) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5591 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) סְעָרָה; from H5590 (סָעַר).
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