זַלְעָפָה
zalafa · scorching heat, burning
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2152 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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zalafa (זַלְעָפָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “scorching heat, burning”.
A burning glow: said of a scorching wind, the fever of hunger or a very strong indignation.
How to say it
za·la·fa
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A fierce glow: hot wind, hunger or indignation.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Raging heat ×1
- burning heats ×1
- scorching ×1
Where it appears
- Psalms 11:6
He will rain upon the wicked snares, fire and sulfur; and a scorching wind will be the portion of their cup.
- Psalms 119:53
Raging heat has seized me because of the wicked, who abandon your instruction.
- Lamentations 5:10
Our skin like an oven glows because of the burning heats of hunger.