Strong H2152זַלְעָפָה
scorching
- Transliteration
- zal‛âphâh zil‛âphâh
- Pronunciation
- {zal-aw-faw'} zil-aw-faw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From H2196; a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming): - {horrible} {horror} terrible.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: scorching
Exact lexical definition: raging heat
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: זַלְעָפָה n.f . raging heat of fever heat of famine of burning wind fig. of zeal
In the Bible
Strong H2152 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- horrible1
- horror1
- terrible1
First verses
- Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 119:53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.