זַלְעָפָה (zalʿāpâ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning raging heat. It appears
3 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2152).
Also rendered
scorching
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 555a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 555a)raging heat; glow, famine; horrible, horror, terrible
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
זַלְעָפָהnoun, feminine: raging heat
1.of fever heat of famine
2.of burning wind
3.figuratively of zeal
Strong's H2152זַלְעָפָה: a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming) KJV:horrible, horror, terrible.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 555: זלעףzlʿp — Root of: זַלְעָפָה raging heat