sa.ar describes raging agitation: an enraged king, stormy sea, storm-tossed affliction, and forceful scattering.

The attested uses chiefly depict turbulent, storm-like agitation, especially of the sea and of an afflicted person; other verses apply comparable intensity to anger, hostile warriors, and scattering or driving away.

1. Stormy or tossed agitation · dominant

   The Qal active participle describes the sea as increasingly tempestuous in Jonah 1:11 and increasingly stormy against the sailors in Jonah 1:13. In Isaiah 54:11, a Pual perfect feminine singular form occurs in the address to an afflicted, uncomforted one whom the APB renders "storm-tossed."

   Jonah 1:11Jonah 1:13Isaiah 54:11
2. Raging anger or hostile action · common

   In 2 Kings 6:11, the Niphal sequential imperfect occurs when the king of Aram reacts to the report; the APB renders him "enraged." In Habakkuk 3:14, the Qal imperfect plural is used of warriors whose action is to scatter the speaker; the APB renders the clause "his warriors rage to scatter me."

   2 Kings 6:11Habakkuk 3:14
3. Driving away and scattering · common

   In Hosea 13:3, the Poel imperfect stands within images of things that vanish, including "chaff driven from the threshing floor." In Zechariah 7:14, the Piel imperfect first-person singular occurs in the statement that the people were scattered among unknown nations; the APB renders the action "I scattered them."

   Hosea 13:3Zechariah 7:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses "enraged," "rage," "storm-tossed," "tempestuous," "stormy," "driven," and "scattered." These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents for the term.