זֶרֶםzerem

flood of rain, rain-storm, downpour (Habakkuk 3:10; Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 32:2; Job 24:8; Isaiah 28:2)

Pronunciation: zeh'-rem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2230

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Job 24:8 They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.
  • Isaiah 4:6 It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain.
  • Isaiah 25:4 But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O Lord, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall,
  • Isaiah 28:2 For the Lord will send a mighty army against it. Like a mighty hailstorm and a torrential rain, they will burst upon it like a surging flood and smash it to the ground.
  • Isaiah 30:30 And the Lord will make his majestic voice heard. He will display the strength of his mighty arm. It will descend with devouring flames, with cloudbursts, thunderstorms, and huge hailstones.
  • Isaiah 32:2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
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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).