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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

2. (n.) Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.

3. (n.) A fashionable assembly; a drum.

4. (v. t.) To disturb as by a tempest.

5. (v. i.) To storm.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

TEMPEST

tem'-pest (ce`-arah, or se`-arah, "a whirlwind," zerem, "overflowing rain"; cheimon, thuella): Heavy storms of wind and rain are common in Palestine and the Mediterranean. The storms particularly mentioned in the Bible are:

(1) the 40 days' rain of the great flood of Noah (Genesis 7:4);

(2) hail and rain as a plague in Egypt (Exodus 9:18);

(3) the great rain after the drought and the contest of Elijah on Carmel (1 Kings 18:45);

(4) the tempest on the sea in the story of Jonah (1:4);

(5) the storm on the Lake of Galilee when Jesus was awakened to calm the waves (Matthew 8:24 Mark 4:37 Luke 8:23);

(6) the storm causing the shipwreck of Paul at Melita (Acts 27:18).

Frequent references are found to God's power over storm and use of the tempest in His anger: "He maketh the storm a calm" (Psalm 107:29); He sends the "tempest of hail, a destroying storm" (Isaiah 28:2). See also Job 9:17; Job 21:18 Isaiah 30:30. Yahweh overwhelms His enemies as with a storm: "She shall be visited of Yahweh of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest" (Isaiah 29:6). Yahweh is a "refuge from the storm" (Isaiah 25:4; Isaiah 4:6).

Alfred H. Joy

Greek

2366. thuella -- a whirlwind
... a whirlwind. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: thuella Phonetic Spelling:
(thoo'-el-lah) Short Definition: a storm, tempest Definition: a storm ...
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5494. cheimon -- winter, a storm
... winter, a storm. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: cheimon Phonetic
Spelling: (khi-mone') Short Definition: a tempest, the rainy season Definition ...
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5492. cheimazo -- to expose to winter cold, to drive with storm
... be tossed with tempest. From the same as cheimon; to storm, ie (passively) to
labor under a gale -- be tossed with tempest. see GREEK cheimon. ...
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4578. seismos -- a commotion, shaking
... earthquake, tempest. From seio; a commotion, ie (of the air) a gale, (of the
ground) an earthquake -- earthquake, tempest. see GREEK seio. ...
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2978. lailaps -- a hurricane
... storm, tempest. Of uncertain derivation; a whirlwind (squall) -- storm, tempest.
(lailapos) -- 1 Occurrence. (lailaps) -- 2 Occurrences. 2977, 2978. ...
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4535. salos -- a tossing, spec. the swell (of the sea)
... sea). Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: salos Phonetic Spelling:
(sal'-os) Short Definition: the tossing of the sea in a tempest Definition: the ...
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4366. prosregnumi -- to break against
... beat vehemently against. From pros and rhegnumi; to tear towards, ie Burst upon
(as a tempest or flood) -- beat vehemently against (upon). see GREEK pros. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5591b. searah -- a tempest, storm wind
... 5591a, 5591b. searah. 5592 . a tempest, storm wind. Transliteration: searah
Short Definition: storm. Word Origin from saar Definition ...
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5591. ca'ar -- a tempest
ca'ar. 5590, 5591. ca'ar. 5591a . a tempest. Transliteration: ca'ar Phonetic
Spelling: (sah'-ar) Short Definition: storm. stormy, tempest, whirlwind ...
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5591a. saar -- a tempest
... saar. 5591b . a tempest. Transliteration: saar Short Definition: storm. Word Origin
from saar Definition a tempest NASB Word Usage storm (4), tempest (4). ...
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8183. searah -- a storm
... Word Origin fem. of saar Definition a storm NASB Word Usage storm (1), tempest
(1). storm, tempest. Feminine of sa'ar; a hurricane -- storm, tempest. ...
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5492. cuwphah -- a storm wind
... Red Sea, storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea From cuwph; a hurricane -- Red Sea,
storm, tempest, whirlwind, Red sea. see HEBREW cuwph. 5491, 5492. ...
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2230. zerem -- a flood of rain, rainstorm, downpour
... flood, overflowing, shower, storm, tempest. From zaram; a gush of water -- flood,
overflowing, shower, storm, tempest. see HEBREW zaram. 2229, 2230. ...
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8178b. saar -- a storm
... saar. 8179 . a storm. Transliteration: saar Short Definition: tempest. Word Origin
from saar Definition a storm NASB Word Usage tempest (1). 8178a, 8178b. ...
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5590. saar -- to storm, rage
... A primitive root; to rush upon; by implication, to toss (transitive or intransitive,
literal or figurative) -- be (toss with) tempest(-uous), be sore, troubled ...
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7584. shaavah -- a devastating storm
... 1). desolation. From sha'ah; a tempest (as rushing) -- desolation. see HEBREW
sha'ah. 7583, 7584. shaavah. 7585 . Strong's Numbers.
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8178. sa'ar -- horror
... affrighted, horribly, sore, storm From sa'ar; a tempest; also a terror -- affrighted,
X horribly, X sore, storm. See se'ar. see HEBREW sa'ar. see HEBREW se'ar. ...
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Library

Tempest and Trust
... THE ACTS CHAP. XIII TO END TEMPEST AND TRUST. ... And we being exceedingly tossed
with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19. ...
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Darkly the Tempest Swept,
... MEDITATIONS Darkly the tempest swept,. tr., John Brownlie 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4. I. Darkly
the tempest swept,. Over the sea; Fiercely the billows leapt,. ...
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Darkly the Tempest Swept
... HYMNS OF THE EARLY CHURCH Darkly the tempest swept. 6,4,6,4,6,6,6,4. Darkly the
tempest swept. Over the sea; Fiercely the billows leapt,. Bounding and free; ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the early church/darkly the tempest swept.htm

The First Blast of Tempest
... THE FIRST BLAST OF TEMPEST. 'And as they spake unto the people, the priests,
and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the first blast of tempest.htm

March the Eighteenth Serenity in the Tempest
... MARCH The Eighteenth SERENITY IN THE TEMPEST. JOB xix.23-27. Perhaps I am
akin to Job in having experienced the pressure of calamity. ...
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CM Mrs. Hemans. Christ Stilling the Tempest.
... Christ Stilling the Tempest. ... 4 O Thou that in its wildest hour Didst rule the tempest's
mood, Send now thy Spirit forth in power O'er our dark souls to brood! ...
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Jesus Calms the Tempest.
... JESUS CALMS THE TEMPEST. At one time when Jesus had entered a ship to cross
the Sea of Galilee with His disciples, a great storm ...
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How Germanus the Bishop, Sailing into Britain with Lupus, First ...
... XVII. How Germanus the Bishop, sailing into Britain with Lupus, first quelled the
tempest of the sea, and afterwards that of the Pelagians, by Divine power. ...
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The Voyage and Shipwreck
... Driven by the tempest, the vessel neared the small island of Clauda, and while
under its shelter the sailors made ready for the worst. ...
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The Sealing of the Servants of God.
... earth, on whom an effect would be produced by the blowing of the winds, analogous
to the effect produced on those elements by a violent tempest, or hurricane. ...
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Thesaurus

Tempest (30 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest
of war, or of the passions. ... 4. (vt) To disturb as by a tempest. ...
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Tempest-tossed (1 Occurrence)
Tempest-tossed. Tempest, Tempest-tossed. Tempestuous . Multi-Version
Concordance Tempest-tossed (1 Occurrence). Acts ...
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Tempestuous (8 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy;
as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate. ...
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Weather (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the state of
the air. 3. (n.) Storm; tempest. 4. (n.) A light rain; a shower. ...
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Whirlwind (33 Occurrences)
... Most of the references in the Bible do not necessarily imply a circular motion,
and the word "tempest" might be used in translation. ...
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Storm (62 Occurrences)
... 6. (vi) To raise a tempest. ... (BBE). Psalms 83:15 so pursue them with your tempest,
and terrify them with your storm. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS NIV). ...
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Flood (70 Occurrences)
... not less than 13 words are rendered "flood," though in the Revised Version (British
and American) we find in some passages "river," "stream," "tempest," etc. ...
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Tempered (7 Occurrences)

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Casteth (54 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail,
a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast ...
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Violence (98 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one; as a tempest of hail,
a destroying storm, as a tempest of mighty waters overflowing, will he cast ...
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Bible Concordance

Tempest (30 Occurrences)

Matthew 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Acts 27:18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
(KJV WBS YLT)

Acts 27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
(KJV ASV WBS YLT RSV)

2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.
(WEY)

Hebrews 12:18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

2 Peter 2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Job 9:17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Job 27:20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS NIV)

Job 30:14 As through a wide breach they come, in the midst of the ruin they roll themselves in.
(See NAS)

Psalms 11:6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 50:3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
(Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 55:8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 83:15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 107:25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
(YLT NIV)

Proverbs 10:25 When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Isaiah 29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 30:30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
(KJV ASV WBS RSV)

Isaiah 32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)

Isaiah 41:16 You will send the wind over them, and it will take them away; they will go in all directions before the storm-wind: you will have joy in the Lord, and be glad in the Holy One of Israel.
(See RSV)

Isaiah 54:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Jeremiah 11:16 Yahweh called your name, A green olive tree, beautiful with goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he has kindled fire on it, and its branches are broken.
(See RSV)

Jeremiah 23:19 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, 'even his' wrath, is gone forth, yea, a whirling tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
(ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 25:32 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
(ASV RSV)

Jeremiah 30:23 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah, 'even his' wrath, is gone forth, a sweeping tempest: it shall burst upon the head of the wicked.
(ASV DBY NAS RSV)

Amos 1:14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Jonah 1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jonah 1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Nahum 1:3 Jehovah 'is' slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest 'is' His way, And a cloud 'is' the dust of His feet.
(YLT)

Habakkuk 3:10 The mountains saw thee, and were afraid; The tempest of waters passed by; The deep uttered its voice, And lifted up its hands on high.
(See JPS ASV)

Subtopics

Tempest

Related Terms

Tempest-tossed (1 Occurrence)

Tempestuous (8 Occurrences)

Weather (5 Occurrences)

Whirlwind (33 Occurrences)

Storm (62 Occurrences)

Flood (70 Occurrences)

Tempered (7 Occurrences)

Casteth (54 Occurrences)

Violence (98 Occurrences)