HebrewH5620Adjective
סַר
sar
“stubborn”
3Occurrences
H5620Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
peevish
contracted from H5637 (סָרַר);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
stubborn, implacable, rebellious, resentful, sullen
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Adjective
Morphology Code
H:A
Full Description
Hebrew Adjective
Occurrences
סַר appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Kings
3
Key Passages
1 Kings 20:43BSB
Sullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
1 Kings 21:4BSB
So Ahab went to his palace, sullen and angry because Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
1 Kings 21:5BSB
Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?”
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