סַ֫עַר
sa.ar (H5591B)
tempest
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The Hebrew word סַ֫עַר (sa.ar) Strong's number H5591B, translates to "tempest". This word appears 16 times in the Bible and belongs to the semantic domain of Water & Weather. The definition of tempest suggests a violent storm or turmoil, encompassing various aspects of extreme weather conditions. The 16 occurrences of this word in the Bible demonstrate its significance in describing intense weather events. It's often used to convey a sense of chaos, disorder, and disruption. The range of usage for סַ֫עַר is not limited to natural phenomena alone, but also extends to figurative representations of divine judgment, turmoil, and chaos. This Hebrew term holds importance in biblical literature, serving as a metaphor to describe the turmoil and chaos that can occur in both natural and spiritual realms. Its repeated appearances throughout the biblical text underscore its significance in conveying the idea of intense disturbances and upheavals, whether they be related to the natural world or the human experience.
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When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
lightning and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
She will be visited by Yahweh of Armies with thunder, with earthquake, with great noise, with whirlwind and storm, and with the flame of a devouring fire.
They are planted scarcely. They are sown scarcely. Their stock has scarcely taken root in the ground. He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the whirlwind takes them away as stubble.
You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out. Yes, a whirling storm: It will burst on the head of the wicked.
Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out, a sweeping storm: it will burst on the head of the wicked.
I looked, and behold, a stormy wind came out of the north: a great cloud, with flashing lightning, and a brightness around it, and out of the middle of it as it were glowing metal, out of the middle of the fire.
Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it.
“ ‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “I will even tear it with a stormy wind in my wrath. There will be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in wrath to consume it.
Yahweh will be seen over them; and his arrow will go flash like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.