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.
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).