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Strong's #1204 - בָּעַת

Transliteration

bâʻath

Phonetics

baw-ath'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

265

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror
1. (Niphal) to be terrified
2. (Piel)
  1. to fall upon, overwhelm
  2. to terrify

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1914 ‑ ἐπιβλέπω (ep‑ee‑blep'‑o); 2350 ‑ θορυβέω (thor‑oo‑beh'‑o); 5015 ‑ ταράσσω (tar‑as'‑so); 2284 ‑ θαμβέω (tham‑beh'‑o); 2672 ‑ καταράομαι (kat‑ar‑ah'‑om‑ahee); 4155 ‑ πνίγω (pnee'‑go);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (15)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 7

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

BSB (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

CSB (15)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

ESV (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

KJV (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

LEB (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

LSB (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

N95 (15)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

NAS (16)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 8

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (14)

1 Samuel 2

2 Samuel 1

1 Chronicles 1

Esther 1

Job 6

Psalms 1

Isaiah 1

Daniel 1

ASV (15)

and terrifiest 1

for he was afraid 1

hath affrighted 1

i was affrighted 1

made me afraid 2

make him afraid 1

make me afraid 1

make you afraid 1

shall make him afraid 1

shall not make thee afraid 1

terrify it 1

troubled him 1

troubleth thee 1

was afraid 1

BSB (16)

and terrify me 1

began to torment him 1

frighten 1

frighten me 1

he was afraid 1

i was terrified 1

is tormenting you 1

longer frighten me 1

makes me tremble 1

overwhelm it 1

overwhelmed me 2

should terrify you 1

stood in terror 1

terrify him 1

terrify you 1

CSB (15)

frighten 1

frighten me 2

terrified 3

terrified me 2

terrifies 1

terrify him 1

terrify it 1

terrify me 1

terrify you 1

torment 1

tormenting 1

ESV (16)

afraid 1

appalled 1

assailed 2

frighten 1

frightened 1

terrified 1

terrify 7

tormented 1

tormenting 1

KJV (16)

affrighted 1

afraid 10

terrifiest 1

terrify 2

troubled 1

troubleth 1

LEB (16)

and let 2

he was afraid 1

i became terrified 1

is tormenting you 1

let them terrify 1

me should 1

overwhelmed me 2

terrifies 1

terrify 2

terrify him 1

tormented him 1

was terrified 1

you terrify me 1

LSB (16)

frighten 1

terrified 4

terrify 7

terrorized 2

terrorizes 1

terrorizing 1

N95 (15)

frighten 1

frightened 1

overwhelmed 1

overwhelms 1

terrified 2

terrify 7

terrorized 1

terrorizing 1

NAS (16)

frighten 1

frightened 1

overwhelms 1

terrified 5

terrify 7

terrifying 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (14)

and terrify 1

for he was afraid 1

has frightened 1

i was frightened 1

made me afraid 2

make him afraid 1

make you afraid 1

shall make him afraid 1

shall not make you afraid 1

terrify it 1

troubled him 1

troubles you 1

was afraid 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2029) t o b (באהת BAhT) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Fear

V) t o b (באהת BAhT) - Afraid: KJV (16): (vf: Niphal, Piel) afraid, terrify, affrighted, trouble - Strongs: H1204 (בָּעַת)

N^f1) e t o b (באהתה BAhTH) - Trouble: What causes fear. KJV (2): trouble - Strongs: H1205 (בְּעָתָה)

ed^m) t f o i b (ביאהות BYAhWT) - Terror: What causes fear. KJV (2): terror - Strongs: H1161 (בִּעוּת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[בָּעַת] verb fall upon, startle, terrify (Arabic

come or happen suddenly, Late Hebrew בָּעִת Hiph`il startle; so Aramaic בְּעֵת Pa`el

Aph`el) —

Niph`al (late prose) Perfect נִבְעַת 1 Chronicles 21:30, נִבְעָ֑ת Esther 7:6; נִבְעַתִּי Daniel 8:17; — be terrified, absolute Daniel 8:17; with מפני 1 Chronicles 21:30; Esther 7:6.

Pi`el (mostly in poetry) Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix בִּעֲתָ֑תְנִי Isaiah 21:4, וּבִעֲתַ֫תּוּ 1 Samuel 16:14; 3 plural suffix בִּעֲתֻהוּ Job 18:11; Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּבַעֵת Job 13:11; suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נִּי Job 9:34; Job 13:21, תְּבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ Job 33:7; 2 masculine singular suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נּי Job 7:14; 3 masculine plural suffix יְבַעֲתוּנִי Psalm 18:5 = יְבַעֲתֻנִי 2 Samuel 22:5, יְבַעֲתֻהוּ Job 3:5; Job 15:24; —

1 fall upon 1 Samuel 16:14,15 (only here in prose); overwhelm Job 3:5 (compare לקח Job 3:6) Job 9:34; Job 13:11 ("" פחד נפל על) Job 13:21 (compare "") Job 15:24 ("" תקף) Job 18:11 ("" הפיץ) Job 33:7 ("" כבד על) Isaiah 21:4; assail Psalm 18:5 = 2 Samuel 22:5.

2 terrify Job 7:14 ("" חתת).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

בָּעַת or

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List of Word Forms

בִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִי בִּֽעֲתֻ֣הוּ בעתהו בעתתני וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ ובעתתו יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ יְֽ֭בַעֲתֻהוּ יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃ יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ יבעתהו יבעתוני׃ יבעתני׃ מְבַעִתֶּֽךָ׃ מבעתך׃ נִבְעַ֔ת נִבְעַ֔תִּי נבעת נבעתי תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ תְּבַעֵ֣ת תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ תבעת תבעתך תבעתני׃ bi‘ăṯāṯənî bi‘ăṯuhū bi·‘ă·ṯā·ṯə·nî bi·‘ă·ṯu·hū biaTateni biaTuhu mə·ḇa·‘it·te·ḵā məḇa‘itteḵā mevaitTecha niḇ‘aṯ niḇ‘attî niḇ·‘aṯ niḇ·‘at·tî nivAt nivAtti tə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯan·nî ṯə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯe·kā tə·ḇa·‘êṯ təḇa‘ăṯannî ṯəḇa‘ăṯekā təḇa‘êṯ tevaaTanni tevaaTeka tevaEt ū·ḇi·‘ă·ṯat·tū ūḇi‘ăṯattū uviaTattu yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·hū yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯu·nî yə·ḇa·‘ă·ṯū·nî yəḇa‘ăṯuhū yəḇa‘ăṯunî yəḇa‘ăṯūnî yevaaTuhu yevaaTuni