Hebrew word

zârâh

zaw-raw'

זָרָה

What it means

to toss about

to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow

Where it comes from

a primitive root (compare zûwr (זוּר))

How the King James translates it

scatter11
disperse7
scattered6
fan4
spread2
away2
strawed1
winnoweth1

Every place it appears 38

Exodus32:20

Leviticus26:33

Numbers16:37

Ruth3:2

1 Kings14:15

Job18:15

Psalms44:11 106:27 139:3

Proverbs1:17 15:7 20:8 20:26

Isaiah30:22 30:24 41:16

Jeremiah4:11 15:7 31:10 49:32 49:36 51:2

Ezekiel5:2 5:10 5:12 6:5 6:8 12:14 12:15 20:23 22:15 29:12 30:23 30:26 36:19

Zechariah1:19 1:21

Malachi2:3

zârâh — Hebrew word meaning “to toss about”