Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G2978

λαίλαψ

lailaps · /lah'-ee-laps/ — “whirlwind”

A violent storm, whirlwind, or tempest, especially a sudden squall with driving wind and rain. In the LXX it often renders Hebrew סוּפָה (suphah) or סַעַר (saʿar) for a destructive windstorm, frequently as an image of…

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A violent storm, whirlwind, or tempest, especially a sudden squall with driving wind and rain. In the LXX it often renders Hebrew סוּפָה (suphah) or סַעַר (saʿar) for a destructive windstorm, frequently as an image of divine judgment.

Derivation: of uncertain origin; perhaps a reduplicated form