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H8175 שָׂעַר (sâʻar) saw-ar'

Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. fear

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.

TWOT Reference: 2274d,2275,2276

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to storm, shiver, dread, bristle (with horror), be very afraid
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bristle (with horror)
1a2) to dread
2) to storm away, sweep away, whirl away
2a) (Qal)
2a1) to sweep away
2a2) to storm away (of God's action against the wicked) (fig)
2b) (Niphal) to be stormy, be tempestuous (exceedingly)
2c) (Piel) to whirl away, be stormed away
2d) (Hithpael) to storm against, come as a storm

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to shudder. 1) to shudder, shiver, dread, bristle (with horror), be very afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bristle (with horror) 1a2) to dread

שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to storm. 1) to storm away, sweep away, whirl away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sweep away 1a2) to storm away (of God's action against the wicked) (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be stormy, be tempestuous (exceedingly) 1c) (Piel) to whirl away, be stormed away 1d) (Hithpael) to storm against, come as a storm

שָׂעַר (sa.ar) — to know. perhaps to be acquainted with

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שַׂעַר · שְׂעָרָה

Afraid | verb qal

to be in terror = process by which humans experience extreme fear

JER 2:12

Afraid | verb qal

Collocation: שׂער שַׂעַר

to be in terror = process by which humans experience extreme fear

EZK 27:35 · EZK 32:10

Afraid | verb qal

to dread, to fear = state in which humans stand in deep awe of a deity

DEU 32:17

verb

Blow | verb nif

storm = process involving a strong movement of air, ► causing destruction; ≈ associated with the appearance and intervention of God

PSA 50:3

Move | verb pi

to sweep away literally: to storm (someone away); hence: = causative action by which a strong wind causes humans to move their place, ≈ probably not to be understood literally but symbolic denoting people's downfall and death

JOB 27:21

Move | verb qal

to sweep away literally: to storm (someone away); hence: = causative process by which deities causes humans to move from their place with great force ◄ as if by a heavy storm; ≈ probably not to be understood literally but symbolic denoting people's downfall and death

PSA 58:10

Move | verb hit

to storm out literally: to storm (out against someone); hence: = action by which a group of people moves forward quickly and aggressively ◄ like a strong wind

DAN 11:40

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שָׂעַר] vb. denom. bristle, with horror base

[שָׂעַר] vb. sweep or whirl away (of storm wind) Qal fig. he (י׳) shall sweep it away.

Niph. round about him it is tempestuous exceedingly.

Pi. and it [an E. wind] shall whirl him away fr. his place.

Hithp. the kg. shall storm against him.

base

[שָׂעַר] vb. perh. be acquainted with;—Qal Dt 32:17 ref

Bible Occurrences (8)

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