זָרַר zârar — perhaps to diffuse, i.e. (specifically) to sneeze

pronounced zaw-rar' · Strong's H2237 · 1 occurrence in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Po'el

Translated in the KJV as sneeze.

a primitive root (compare H2114); perhaps to diffuse, i.e. (specifically) to sneeze.

zârar in each stem

Po'el 1×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 1

וַיְזוֹרֵ֤ר 2Kgs 4:35 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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