עָרַץ
a.rats
“to tremble”
Definition
to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass
a primitive root;
- to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cause to tremble, terrify 1b2) to tremble, feel dread 1b) (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful 1c2) to inspire with awe, terrify
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עָרַץ appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Men will flee to caves in the rocksand holes in the ground,away from the terror of the LORDand from the splendor of His majesty,when He rises to shake the earth.
For when he sees his children around him,the work of My hands,they will honor My name,they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob,and they will stand in aweof the God of Israel.
“Do not call conspiracyeverything these people regard as conspiracy.Do not fear what they fear;do not live in dread.
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