אֵימָהʼêymâh

terror, dread (Genesis 15:12; Exodus 15:16; Proverbs 20:2; Exodus 23:27; Job 33:7)

Pronunciation: ay-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H367

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 15:12 As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him.
  • Exodus 15:16 terror and dread fall upon them. The power of your arm makes them lifeless as stone until your people pass by, O Lord, until the people you purchased pass by.
  • Exodus 23:27 “I will send my terror ahead of you and create panic among all the people whose lands you invade. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
  • Deuteronomy 32:25 Outside, the sword will bring death, and inside, terror will strike both young men and young women, both infants and the aged.
  • Joshua 2:9 “I know the Lord has given you this land,” she told them. “We are all afraid of you. Everyone in the land is living in terror.
  • Ezra 3:3 Even though the people were afraid of the local residents, they rebuilt the altar at its old site. Then they began to sacrifice burnt offerings on the altar to the Lord each morning and evening.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).