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It can also imply a sense of divine judgment or wrath, as heat and fire are frequently associated with God's purifying and consuming presence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, heat and fire were powerful symbols. They represented both the life-giving warmth of the sun and the destructive force of uncontrolled flames. In the Hebrew Bible, fire is often used as a metaphor for God's presence, judgment, and purification. The concept of "zalaphah" would resonate with an agrarian society that understood the dual nature of fire as both a necessary element for life and a potential threat.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>raging heat<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>burning (1), burning heat (1), burning indignation (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">זַלְעָפָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>raging heat</b></font> (on formation compare Ges<sup>Lbg 863</sup> Ol<sup>§ 196 a. 1. 2</sup>) — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-53.htm">Psalm 119:53</a>; plural absolute <font class="hebrew2">זִלְעָפוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">זִלְעֲפוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-10.htm">Lamentations 5:10</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>of fever heat of famine</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">רָעָב</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-10.htm">Lamentations 5:10</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>of burning wind</b></font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">רוּח ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-6.htm">Psalm 11:6</a> (in figurative of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>s judgment, with <font class="hebrew2">אֵשׁ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">גָּפְרִית</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> figurative of zeal <font class="hebrew2">אֲחָזַתְנִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ז</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-53.htm">Psalm 119:53</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>horrible, horror, terrible <p>Or ziliaphaph {zil-aw-faw'}; from <a href="/hebrew/2196.htm">za'aph</a>; a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming) -- horrible, horror, terrible. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2196.htm">za'aph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>זִלְעָפ֗וֹת זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת זַלְעָפָ֣ה זלעפה זלעפות zal‘āp̄āh zal‘ăp̄ōwṯ zal·‘ā·p̄āh zal·‘ă·p̄ō·wṯ zalaFah zalaFot zil‘āp̄ōwṯ zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ zilaFot<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 11:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֭גָפְרִית וְר֥וּחַ <b> זִלְעָפ֗וֹת </b> מְנָ֣ת כּוֹסָֽם׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and brimstone <span class="itali">and burning</span> wind<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and brimstone, <span class="itali">and an horrible</span> tempest:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/11-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and brimstone wind <span class="itali">and burning</span> will be the portion of their cup<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-53.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:53</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> זַלְעָפָ֣ה </b> אֲ֭חָזַתְנִי מֵרְשָׁעִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Burning indignation</span> has seized<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Horror</span> hath taken hold<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-53.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Burning</span> has seized of the wicked<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 5:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נִכְמָ֔רוּ מִפְּנֵ֖י <b> זַלְעֲפ֥וֹת </b> רָעָֽב׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Because <span class="itali">of the burning heat</span> of famine.<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> because <span class="itali">of the terrible</span> famine.<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> has become because <span class="itali">of the burning</span> of famine<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2152.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2152.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2152<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/zalafah_2152.htm">zal·‘ā·p̄āh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zalafot_2152.htm">zal·‘ă·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/zilafot_2152.htm">zil·‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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