סַעַר

çaʻar · Hebrew · Strong's H5591 · 24 occurrences

The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “tempest”

What it means

a hurricane

or (feminine) סְעָרָה; from H5590 (סָעַר);

How the KJV renders it

storm, tempest, whirlwind

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“tempest”

also renders cheimṓn (G5494), seismós (G4578), thýella (G2366), laîlaps (G2978), çûwphâh (H5492), rûwach (H7307)

“storm”

also renders laîlaps (G2978), çûwphâh (H5492), çâʻâh (H5584), shôwʼ (H7722), saʻar (H8178)

“whirlwind”

also renders çûwphâh (H5492), rûwach (H7307)

Where it appears

24 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 22 verses shown.

2 Kings 2:1 · HRd/Ncfsa

When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

2 Kings 2:11 · HRd/Ncfsa

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.

Amos 1:14 · HR/Ncmsa

But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it will devour its palaces, with shouting in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind;

Ezekiel 1:4 · HNcfsa

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.

Ezekiel 13:11 · HNcfpa

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.

Ezekiel 13:13 · HNcfpa

“‘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.

Isaiah 29:6 HC/NcfsaIsaiah 40:24 HC/NcfsaIsaiah 41:16 HC/NcfsaJeremiah 23:19 HC/NcmsaJeremiah 25:32 HC/NcmsaJeremiah 30:23 HNcfscJob 38:1 HTd/NcfsaJob 40:6 HNcfsaJonah 1:4 HNcmsaJonah 1:12 HTd/NcmsaPsalm 55:8 HR/NcmsaPsalm 83:15 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msPsalm 107:25 HNcfsaPsalm 107:29 HNcfsaPsalm 148:8 HNcfsaZechariah 9:14 HR/Ncfpc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.