Lexicon
שָׁרָב
sha.rav
H8273
H:N-M Hebrew

scorching

2
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

sha.rav denotes the scorching heat portrayed as turned to water or prevented from striking people.

The two occurrences portray scorching heat as an oppressive condition: in Isaiah 35:7 it is transformed into a pool, and in Isaiah 49:10 it does not strike those being led beside springs of water.

Senses in use

  1. Scorching heat as an oppressive condition · dominant

    Both occurrences use the noun in the singular absolute. In Isaiah 35:7 the APB renders the clause "The scorching will become a pool," while in Isaiah 49:10 it renders "the scorching heat or the sun strike them"; together, these clauses portray heat that is either transformed or kept from harming people.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as "The scorching" in Isaiah 35:7 and as "the scorching heat" in Isaiah 49:10. These renderings confirm the verses' heat imagery without establishing a finer distinction.

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