זַלְעָפָהzalʻâphâh

raging heat

Pronunciation: zal-aw-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2152

Meanings

1. of fever heat of famine (Lamentations 5:10)

2. of burning wind (Psalms 11:6)

3. figurative of zeal (Psalms 119:53)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Psalms 11:6 He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked, punishing them with scorching winds.
  • Psalms 119:53 I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.
  • Lamentations 5:10 The famine has blackened our skin as though baked in an oven.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).