HebrewH5620Adjective

סַר

sar

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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