סַר
sar · resentful, sullen
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5620 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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sar (סַר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “resentful, sullen”.
Resentful, gloomy, in a bad mood. It is said only of King Ahab (1 Kings 20:43; 21:4-5).
How to say it
sar
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
- In a bad mood, with a soured spirit.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- 1 Kings 20:43
The king of Israel went to his house resentful and angry, and came to Samaria.
- 1 Kings 21:4
Ahab went into his house resentful and angry because of the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him, when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned away his face, and did not eat bread.
- 1 Kings 21:5
Jezebel his wife came to him and spoke to him, “Why is your spirit resentful, and you are not eating bread?”