Zaam זָעַם
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| זָעַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | zaam |
| Strong's number | H2194 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be indignant |
| Occurrences | 12 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (3) |
Zaam (Hebrew זָעַם, Strong's H2194) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be indignant”. It occurs 12 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to denounce, express indignation, be indignant
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to have indignation, be indignant, be angrily indignant, be defiant
1a2) to be abhorrent
1a3) to express indignation in speech, denounce, curse
1b) (Niphal) to show indignation, show anger
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to have indignation, be indignant, be angrily indignant, be defiant
1a2) to be abhorrent
1a3) to express indignation in speech, denounce, curse
1b) (Niphal) to show indignation, show anger
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | indignation (4), defy (2), angry (2), defied (1), abhorred (1), abhor (1), abominable (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | denounce (1), can i denounce (1), denounced (1), who feels indignation (1), he who is under the wrath (1), will denounce him (1), angry (1), his wrath will be shown (1), rage (1), which is accursed (1), you have been angry (1), is indignant (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Zaam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 23:7And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’
- Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?How can I curse what God has not cursed? How can I denounce what the LORD has not denounced?
Psalms
- Psalm 7:11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- Proverbs 24:24He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
- Proverbs 25:23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 66:14And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies.
Daniel
- Daniel 11:30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.Ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and rage against the holy covenant and do damage. So he will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
Micah
- Micah 6:10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed?
Zechariah
- Zechariah 1:12Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
Malachi
- Malachi 1:4Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).