H5591 H5591
storm, whirlwind, tempest
This noun denotes a violent storm or whirlwind, the kind of atmospheric fury that announces divine presence. Both occurrences in Job describe God speaking to Job 'out of the storm'—a theophanic manifestation where the Creator addresses His creature from the heart of nature's power. The storm is not merely meteorological but theological, a fitting medium for the overwhelming majesty of God's voice. The tempest symbolizes both terror and revelation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A fierce storm or whirlwind, specifically the tempest from which YHWH speaks to Job (38:1, 40:6). The repetition emphasizes this as the signature setting for God's climactic self-revelation. Cross-linguistic glosses consistently render this as 'storm' or 'tempest,' recognizing the theophanic context where divine speech emerges from natural fury. 2×
AR["(الْعَاصِفَةِ)", "(عَاصِفَةٍ)"]·ben["(ঝড়)", "(সেই-ঝড়)"]·DE["[(הסערה)]", "[(סערה)]"]·EN["the-storm"]·FR["(סערה)", "le-(הסערה)"]·heb["ה-סערה", "סערה"]·HI["(आँधी)"]·ID["(badai)"]·IT["il-il-storm", "il-storm"]·jav["(prahara)"]·KO["폭풍의"]·PT["a-tempestade", "tempestade"]·RU["бури"]·ES["(Q:la-tempestad)", "(Q:tempestad)"]·SW["dhoruba"]·TR["kasırganın"]·urd["طوفان"]
Related Senses
H4325 1. water, waters (582×)H6965b 1. Qal: to rise, arise, get up (432×)H2091 1. gold (the metal) (389×)H0068 1. stone, rock (material/object) (267×)H5178a 1. bronze/copper as metal (131×)H6083 1. dust, dry earth, soil (108×)H8313 1. burn, set fire to (94×)H2734 1. anger was kindled (82×)G5204 1. water (80×)H2822 1. darkness, absence of light (80×)G5457 1. light (illumination) (71×)G0450 1. rise, stand up (physical) (69×)H6965b 2. Qal: to stand firm, endure, be valid (50×)H6999a 2. burn sacrifice on altar (Hifil) (45×)H5553 1. rock, cliff (physical feature) (43×)H6965b 4. Hifil: to establish, confirm (covenant/kingdom/word) (40×)H1197a 1. burn, be on fire (39×)H4306 1. rain, showers (38×)H1653 1. rain, precipitation (34×)G4655 1. darkness (30×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
## H5591 —
*Hebrew N-fs* | 2 occurrences | 1 sense
### 1. Sense 121078 (2 occ.)
**Domain:** NATURAL WORLD > Physical Events and States > Storms and Tempests
**Glosses:** arb: (الْعَاصِفَةِ), (عَاصِفَةٍ) | deu: [(הסערה)], [(סערה)] | eng: the-storm | fra: (סערה), le-(הסערה) | hin: (आँधी) | kor: 폭풍의 | spa: (Q:la-tempestad), (Q:tempestad) | swa: dhoruba
**Refs:** Job 38:1; Job 40:6