International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mirage

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mirage


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mḗ-razh´ (שׁרב, shārābh, “heat-mirage”; Arabic sarāb, from verb which means “to go forth,” “to flow”; hence, “flowing of water”): “The glowing sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water” (); the King James Version has “parched ground” and the Revised Version margin “mirage.” The same Hebrew word is also used in , “Neither shall the heat (margin “mirage”) nor sun smite them.” These are the only uses of the word in the Scriptures, although mirages are very common in the drier parts of the country. However, the context in both cases seems to justify the translation usually given, rather than “mirage.”