Definition
a primitive root; to storm; by implication, to shiver, i.e. fear
Traditional renderings: be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.
Traditional renderings: be (horribly) afraid, fear, hurl as a storm, be tempestuous, come like (take away as with) a whirlwind.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׂעַר:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Deuteronomy 32:17שְׂעָר֖וּם · fearThey sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
- Job 27:21וִֽ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ · it sweeps himThe east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
- Psalm 50:3נִשְׂעֲרָ֥ה · and a tempestOur God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.
- Psalm 58:9יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃ · He will sweep them awayBefore your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
- Jeremiah 2:12וְשַׂעֲר֛וּ · be shockedBe stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 27:35שָׂ֣עֲרוּ · shudder with fearAll the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
- Ezekiel 32:10יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ · will shudder in horrorI will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
- Daniel 11:40וְיִשְׂתָּעֵ֨ר · will storm outAt the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.