scorching
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.
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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.