זָרַם
zâram · H2229 · Hebrew · 2 occurrences
Meanings
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to pour out
Process by which water is released in copious quantities
ExamplesPsalm 77:17 The clouds poured out water; The skies sounded out; Your arrows flashed here and there.
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to sweep away
Process by which a flood of water removes an object or person in a sudden and violent way
ExamplesPsalm 90:5 You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass that sprouts anew.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- עָבcloud 1
- Not stated: you (one person) 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- מַיִםwater 1
- הֶםthem 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 2 words
- שָׁטַף shâṭaph · H7857 · to flow, to overflow, to sweep through
- Hebrew verb describing water overflowing and washing away, semantically very close to זָרַם's sense of being carried away by flood. Frequently used of floods and torrents (e.g., Daniel 11:40, Psalm 69:16).
- שָׁפַךְ shâphak · H8210 · to be poured out, to be spilled, to gush out
- Hebrew verb for pouring out liquids, parallel to זָרַם's 'pour out' sense. Common verb for pouring water, blood, and other fluids.
In the other Testament 2 words
- κατακλύζω kataklýzō · G2626 · flood, deluge
- Greek verb for overwhelming with water/flood, closely parallel to the Hebrew concept of carrying away in a flood. Used in 2 Peter 3:6 of the world being deluged.
- ἐκχέω ekchéō · G1632 · to pour out, to scatter
- Greek verb for pouring out, covering the liquid-flow sense of זָרַם. Widely used for pouring out liquids, blood, and the Spirit.
Semantic domains 2 entries
- Flow002002001008
- זָרַם denotes pouring forth or flowing, as the psalmist describes the thunder's sound and the waters pouring out in the storm.
- Non-Exist002002002006
- The verb also describes being swept away entirely, as God sweeps mortals away like a flood into non-existence.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2229. zaram [זָרַם] verb pour forth in floods, flood away (Assyrian zarâmu, overwhelm,…
[זָרַם] verb pour forth in floods, flood away (Assyrian zarâmu, overwhelm, VR36, 57 c DlPr 73 & in ZimBP 119) —
Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix זְרַמְתָּם Psa 90:5 thou floodest them with rain, sweepest them (men) away.
Po. Perfect3plural עָבוֺת מַ֫יִם זֹ֫רְמוּ Psa 77:18 the cloud masses (Che) poured forth water.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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