Strong's H2219 · Hebrew
זָרָה
zârâh · /zaw-raw'/
Definition
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
KJV: cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
Root / derivation: a primitive root (compare H2114 (זוּר));
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered זָרָה across 38 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
38 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms3 verses
Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. like: Heb. as sheep of meat
Psalms 106:27To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. to overthrow: Heb. to make them fall
Psalms 139:3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest
Proverbs4 verses
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. in the: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing
Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
Isaiah3 verses
Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. thy graven: Heb. the graven images of thy silver cast: Heb. scatter
Isaiah 30:24The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. clean: or, savoury: Heb. leavened
Isaiah 41:16Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah6 verses
At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
Jeremiah 15:7And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. children: or, whatsoever is dear
Jeremiah 31:10Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock.
Jeremiah 49:32And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. in: Heb. cut off into corners, or, that have the corners of their hair polled
Jeremiah 49:36And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Jeremiah 51:2And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.
Ezekiel13 verses
Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
Ezekiel 5:10Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
Ezekiel 5:12A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Ezekiel 6:5And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. lay: Heb. give
Ezekiel 6:8Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries.
Ezekiel 12:14And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
Ezekiel 12:15And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
Ezekiel 20:23I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
Ezekiel 22:15And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Ezekiel 29:12And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Ezekiel 30:23And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
Ezekiel 30:26And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 36:19And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
Zechariah2 verses
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
Zechariah 1:21Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2219 (zârâh) mean?
to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow
How many times does H2219 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2219 (זָרָה) appears in 38 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “scatter.”
How is zârâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2219 is rendered as “scatter” (12×), “disperse” (7×), “scattered” (6×), “fan” (4×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word זָרָה come from?
a primitive root (compare H2114 (זוּר));