זַלְעָפָה noun feminine raging heat (on formation compare GesLbg 863 Ol§ 196 a. 1. 2) — ׳ז Ps 119:53 plural absolute זִלְעָפוֺת Ps 11:6 construct זִלְעֲפוֺת Lam 5:10 —
1. of fever heat of famine
רָעָב ׳ז Lam 5:10.
2. of burning wind
׳רוּח ז Ps 11:6 (in figurative of
׳י's judgment, with
אֵשׁ,
גָּפְרִית).
3. figurative of zeal
אֲחָזַתְנִי ׳ז Ps 119:53.