Midvash

עָרַץʻârats

cause to tremble, tremble, (in terror, or awe)

Pronunciation: aw-rats' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6206

Meanings

Qal

1. cause to tremble, (i.e. strike with awe) (Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 2:21; Isaiah 2:10)

2. tremble, feel dread (Deuteronomy 1:29; Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 20:3)

Niph`al: terrible (Psalms 89:8)

Hiph`il

1. regard, or treat, with awe, as awful (Isaiah 8:12; Isaiah 29:23)

2. inspire with awe, (compare Qal 2) (Isaiah 8:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 1:29 “But I said to you, ‘Don’t be shocked or afraid of them!
  • Deuteronomy 7:21 “No, do not be afraid of those nations, for the Lord your God is among you, and he is a great and awesome God.
  • Deuteronomy 20:3 He will say to them, ‘Listen to me, all you men of Israel! Do not be afraid as you go out to fight your enemies today! Do not lose heart or panic or tremble before them.
  • Deuteronomy 31:6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
  • Joshua 1:9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
  • Job 13:25 Would you terrify a leaf blown by the wind? Would you chase dry straw?
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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).