רָעַשׁ
ra.ash
“to shake”
Definition
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
a primitive root;
- to quake, shake 1a) (Qal) to quake, shake 1b) (Niphal) to be made to quake 1c)(Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to quake 1c2) to cause to spring or leap (of horse)
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Occurrences
רָעַשׁ appears 24 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the earth shook and quaked;the foundations of the heavens trembled;they were shaken because He burned with anger.
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I will shake all the nations,and they will come with all their treasures,and I will fill this house with glory,says the LORD of Hosts.
Whoever flees the sound of panicwill fall into the pit,and whoever climbs from the pitwill be caught in the snare.For the windows of heaven are open,and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
At the sound of their fall the earth will quake;their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
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