Lexicon
זָרַר
za.rar
H2237
H:V Hebrew

to sneeze

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za.rar describes the youth’s sneeze in the recovery scene of 2 Kings 4:35.

The attested use describes the youth sneezing in the sequence that ends with his opening his eye in 2 Kings 4:35.

Senses in use

  1. Sneezing by the youth · dominant

    In 2 Kings 4:35, the sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about the youth; the APB renders the event, “the youth sneezed till seven beats,” before stating that the youth opened his eye.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 4:35, the APB presents the event as “the youth sneezed till seven beats.” The verse is read as a whole, but its clause confirms the verse’s sneeze event.

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