סָעַר
sa.ar
“to rage”
Definition
to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative)
a primitive root;
- to storm, rage 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to storm 1a2) stormy, growing storm (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be enraged 1c) (Piel) to storm away 1d) (Pual) to be driven by storm
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סָעַר appears 7 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For this reason the king of Aram became enraged and called his servants to demand of them, “Tell me, which one of us is on the side of the king of Israel?”
With his own spear You pierced his head,when his warriors stormed out to scatter us,gloating as though readyto secretly devour the weak.
Therefore they will be like the morning mist,like the early dew that vanishes,like chaff blown from a threshing floor,like smoke through an open window.
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.
Now the sea was growing worse and worse, so they said to Jonah, “What must we do to you to calm this sea for us?”
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