Lexical Definition

‎זַלְעָפָה‎ zalʻâphâh (zal-aw-faw') scorching ^H:N-F
or זִלְעָפָה zilʻâphâh (zilaw-faw'); from ‎זָעַף‎

horrible, horror, terrible.

• a glow (of wind or anger)
• also a famine (as consuming)

1) burning heat, raging heat

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎זַלְעָפָה‎ noun feminine raging heat (on formation compare Ges^{Lbg 863} Ol^{§ 196 a. 1. 2}) — ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Ps 119:53 plural absolute ‎זִלְעָפוֺת‎ Ps 11:6 construct ‎זִלְעֲפוֺת‎ Lam 5:10 —

1. of fever heat of famine ‎רָעָב‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Lam 5:10.

2. of burning wind ‎׳‎‎רוּח ז‎ Ps 11:6 (in figurative of ‎׳‎‎י‎'s judgment, with ‎אֵשׁ‎, ‎גָּפְרִית‎).

3. figurative of zeal ‎אֲחָזַתְנִי‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Ps 119:53.

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