חָרַדchârad

tremble, be terrified

Pronunciation: khaw-rad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2729

Meanings

Qal

1. tremble, quake (Exodus 19:18; Ezekiel 26:18; Isaiah 41:5)

2. tremble (1 Samuel 14:15; Ruth 3:8; Genesis 27:33)

3. be anxiously careful (2 Kings 4:13)

4. go or come trembling, with prepositions pregnantly = (1 Samuel 13:7; Genesis 42:28; 1 Samuel 16:4)

Hiph`il: drive in terror, rout, and none shall terrify, i.e. disturb the peace of those reposing (Judges 8:12; 2 Samuel 17:2; Leviticus 6:26)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 39 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 27:33 Isaac began to tremble uncontrollably and said, “Then who just served me wild game? I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”
  • Genesis 42:28 “Look!” he exclaimed to his brothers. “My money has been returned; it’s here in my sack!” Then their hearts sank. Trembling, they said to each other, “What has God done to us?”
  • Exodus 19:16 On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled.
  • Exodus 19:18 All of Mount Sinai was covered with smoke because the Lord had descended on it in the form of fire. The smoke billowed into the sky like smoke from a brick kiln, and the whole mountain shook violently.
  • Leviticus 26:6 “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land.
  • Deuteronomy 28:26 Your corpses will be food for all the scavenging birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away.
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