HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5678
עֶבְרָה
ev.rah — fury
1) outpouring, overflow, excess, fury, wrath, arrogance 1a) overflow, excess, outburst 1b) arrogance 1c) overflowing rage or fury
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Fury
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GREEK · G6697
βρόμος
bromos — groaning
1. Lat. fremitus, any loud noise, as the crackling of fire, (Iliad by Homer); roaring of a storm, (Aeschulus Tragicus); neighing of horses, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. rage, fury , (Euripides) (ML)
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As attributed to God, is a figurative expression for dispensing afflictive judgments (Lev. 26:28; Job 20:23; Isa. 63:3; Jer. 4:4; Ezek. 5:13; Dan. 9:16; Zech. 8:2).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.