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עֶבְרָה

𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤄

ʻebrâh

H5678 noun

SILEX Entry

Root עבר to pass over, to overflow, to cross a boundary

Definition

A strong outburst of emotion, particularly violent emotion such as anger or rage; predominantly used to denote a tempestuous surge of anger, wrath, or fury that is overwhelming and often destructive. In certain contexts, it can also convey an excessive emotional outpouring or impassioned feeling, not exclusively negative, but most often associated with wrath.

Semantic Range

outburst of anger, fury, raging wrath, overwhelming emotion, passionate surging, storm-like wrath, excessive or destructive anger, intense impassioned feeling

Root / Etymology

From the root ע-ב-ר (עבר), meaning 'to pass over, cross, overflow.' The noun form עֶבְרָה derives idiomatically from the sense of 'overflowing' or 'crossing the boundary,' coming to signify an overwhelming rush of emotion (especially anger or wrath) that 'crosses' internal restraints. The formation is feminine, related to the masculine עֵבֶר ('region beyond,' 'side').

Historical & Contextual Notes

עֶבְרָה is regularly used throughout the Hebrew Bible to depict intense, often divine, anger or wrath, particularly in passages that describe destructive outcomes or judgments (e.g., Isaiah 9:18-19, Proverbs 27:4). Its connection to the idea of 'overflowing' or 'crossing a boundary' signals intensity or forcefulness—the kind of anger that boils over or cannot be contained. The term is not usually synonymous with more subdued terms for anger such as אַף (af), which often simply means 'anger' or 'nose' (from the flaring of nostrils). עֶבְרָה often appears in parallel with חֵמָה (rage, heat), but tends to suggest a sudden and uncontrolled surge, sometimes likened to a flood or storm. It can describe both human and (more frequently) divine wrath. In some later biblical and post-biblical contexts, it takes on a more generalized meaning of intense passion. English translations usually render it 'wrath,' 'rage,' or 'fury,' but such words do not always capture the term's sense of uncontainable overflow.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

feminine of עֵבֶר; an outburst of passion; anger, rage, wrath.

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Root Family

עבר (ʿ-b-r) — to pass over, to cross, to overflow

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4569 מַעֲבָר the crossing-places
H5668 עָבוּר for the sake of
H5669 עָבוּר from carried-over grain of
H5674 עָבַר I will cause to pass over
H5675 עֲבַר he crossed over

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H5678-10 עֶבְרָתִ֖/י everati HNcfsc/Sp1cs my wrath my overflowing fury 6
H5678-11 עֶבְרָתֽ/וֹ everato HNcfsc/Sp3ms of his wrath his overflowing wrath 4
H5678-07 עֶבְרָ֖ה everah HNcfsa wrath overflowing fury 4
H5678-16 וְ/עֶבְרָת֖/וֹ veeverato HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and his wrath and his overflowing fury 3
H5678-09 עֶבְרָתֶ֑/ךָ everatekha HNcfsc/Sp2ms your-wrath your overflowing fury 3
H5678-04 בְּ/עֶבְרַ֛ת beeverat HR/Ncfsc in outburst-of in overflowing fury of 3
H5678-08 עֶבְרַ֣ת everat HNcfsc of the wrath overflowing fury of 2
H5678-03 בְּ/עֶבְרָ֔ה beeverah HR/Ncfsa in wrath in overflowing fury 1
H5678-02 בְּ/עַבְר֣וֹת beaverot HR/Ncfpc over-transgressions in outbursts of overflowing-wrath 1
H5678-12 עֶבְר֣וֹת everot HNcfpc the overflowings overflowing outbursts of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

34 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H5678-14 Genesis 49:7 וְ/עֶבְרָתָ֖/ם veeveratam HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp and their wrath and their overflowing fury
H5678-04 Isaiah 9:18 בְּ/עֶבְרַ֛ת beeverat HR/Ncfsc in the wrath in overflowing fury of
H5678-10 Isaiah 10:6 עֶבְרָתִ֖/י everati HNcfsc/Sp1cs of my wrath my overflowing fury
H5678-13 Isaiah 13:9 וְ/עֶבְרָ֖ה veeverah HC/Ncfsa and-wrath overflowing fury
H5678-04 Isaiah 13:13 בְּ/עֶבְרַת֙ beeverat HR/Ncfsc at the wrath in overflowing fury of
H5678-03 Isaiah 14:6 בְּ/עֶבְרָ֔ה beeverah HR/Ncfsa in wrath in overflowing fury
H5678-16 Isaiah 16:6 וְ/עֶבְרָת֖/וֹ veeverato HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms and his wrath and his overflowing fury
H5678-11 Jeremiah 7:29 עֶבְרָתֽ/וֹ everato HNcfsc/Sp3ms of his wrath his overflowing wrath
H5678-11 Jeremiah 48:30 עֶבְרָת֖/וֹ everato HNcfsc/Sp3ms his wrath his overflowing wrath
H5678-08 Ezekiel 7:19 עֶבְרַ֣ת everat HNcfsc of the wrath overflowing fury of
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