Strong's Number 2978
Transliteration:
lailaps
{lah'-ee-laps}
Word Origin:
of uncertain derivation
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
storm 2, tempest 1
Total: 3
Definition:
- a whirlwind, a tempestuous wind
- a violent attack of wind, a squall
- never a single gust nor a steady blowing wind, however violent, but a storm breaking forth from black thunder clouds in furious gusts, with floods of rain, and throwing everything topsy-turvy