sa.ar describes forceful storming in an attack, a wind’s sweeping action, or a raging storm.

The attested uses depict forceful, storm-like action: a northern king advances against another king, an east wind drives a person away, and a great storm rages around God; Psalm 58:10 contains a further form whose specific contribution is not isolated by the translation.

1. Forceful storming and sweeping action · dominant

   In Daniel 11:40, the Hithpael imperfect form occurs as the king of the north comes against his opponent; the APB renders the clause “will storm upon him.” In Job 27:21, the Piel imperfect is associated with the east wind and departure from one’s place, and the APB renders “it storms him away”; in Psalm 50:3, the Niphal perfect stands in the clause about the great storm around God, rendered “a storm rages greatly.” Psalm 58:10 has a Qal imperfect form in a sentence about the righteous seeing vengeance, but the APB does not make this form’s contribution identifiable.

   Daniel 11:40Job 27:21Psalm 50:3Psalm 58:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “will storm upon him,” “storms him away,” and “a storm rages greatly.” In Psalm 58:10, the translation does not isolate a corresponding English expression, so its specific rendering remains unclear.