- Original: θύελλα - Transliteration: Thuella - Phonetic: thoo'-el-lah - Definition: 1. a sudden storm, tempest, whirlwind - Origin: from G2380 (in the sense of blowing) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From G2380 (in the sense of blowing) a storm: - tempest. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • tempest, 1 Hebrews 12:18