καῦμα
kauma · scorching heat
Greek word · Strong’s number G2738 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kauma (καῦμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “scorching heat”.
Heat, scorching heat, as of the sun.
How to say it
kau·ma
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
- Strong burning glare of the sun.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Revelation 7:16
They will hunger no more, nor will they thirst anymore, nor will the sun ever fall on them, nor any scorching heat,
- Revelation 16:9
And people were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues, and they did not change their minds to give him glory.