פָּחַד
pa.chad
“to dread”
Definition
to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
a primitive root;
- to fear, tremble, revere, dread, be in awe or dread 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be in dread 1a2) to be in awe 1b) (Piel) to be in great dread 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to dread
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Occurrences
פָּחַד appears 24 times in the Old Testament.
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Key Passages
So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival.
In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
Behold, all his companions will be put to shame,for the craftsmen themselves are only human.Let them all assemble and take their stand;they will all be brought to terror and shame.
When they had heard all these words, they turned to one another in fear and said to Baruch, “Surely we must report all these words to the king.”
fear and trembling came over meand made all my bones shudder.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.