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Strong's #6206 - עָרַץ

Transliteration

ʻârats

Phonetics

aw-rats'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1702

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble
1. (Qal)
  1. to cause to tremble, terrify
  2. to tremble, feel dread
2. (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful
  2. to inspire with awe, terrify

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1168 ‑ δειλιάω (di‑lee‑ah'‑o); 1578 ‑ ἐκκλίνω (ek‑klee'‑no); 2125 ‑ εὐλαβέομαι (yoo‑lab‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 2352 ‑ θραύω (throw'‑o); 3166 ‑ μεγαλαυχέω (meg‑al‑ow‑kheh'‑o); 4422 ‑ πτοέω (pto‑eh'‑o); 5015 ‑ ταράσσω (tar‑as'‑so); 5399 ‑ φοβέω (fob‑eh'‑o); 1740 ‑ ἐνδοξάζομαι (en‑dox‑ad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (14)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 5

BSB (15)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

CSB (14)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

ESV (15)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

KJV (15)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

LEB (15)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

LSB (26)

Deuteronomy 6

Joshua 1

Job 3

Psalms 3

Isaiah 13

N95 (18)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 3

Isaiah 10

NAS (24)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 3

Psalms 3

Isaiah 10

NLT (0)

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

WEB (15)

Deuteronomy 4

Joshua 1

Job 2

Psalms 2

Isaiah 6

ASV (14)

and let him be your dread 1

and shall stand in awe 1

be not affrighted 1

because i feared 1

if so be thou mayest prevail 1

may be terrible 1

neither be ye affrighted 1

not, nor be affrighted 1

terrible 1

thou shalt not be affrighted 1

to shake mightily 2

unto you, dread 1

wilt thou harass 1

BSB (15)

be afraid 1

be terrified 2

feared 2

live in dread 1

may strike terror 1

or terrified 2

should be dreaded 1

they will stand in awe 1

to shake 2

will you frighten 1

you will inspire terror 1

CSB (14)

afraid 2

awe 1

be terrified 1

feared 1

frighten 1

in awe 1

inspire terror 1

may terrify them 1

terrified 3

terrify 2

ESV (15)

awe 1

dread 6

fear 1

feared 1

frighten 1

frightened 1

inspire terror 1

strike terror 1

terrify 2

KJV (15)

affrighted 1

afraid 3

break 1

dread 2

fear 2

feared 1

oppress 1

prevail 1

terribly 2

terrified 1

LEB (15)

and he is your dread 1

be in dread 2

be in dread 1

be terrified 2

cause terror 1

fear 1

feared 1

i dreaded 1

they will stand in awe of 1

to terrify 2

will you terrify 1

you may ⌊scare away⌋ 1

LSB (26)

be 2

cause 4

dread 5

dreaded 1

feared 1

in 1

make 2

of 1

stand 1

terror 1

tremble 4

trembling 3

N95 (18)

awe 1

cause 2

dread 3

feared 1

make 2

shocked 1

stand 1

tremble 6

trembling 1

NAS (24)

away 1

awe 1

be 2

cause 2

dread 3

feared 2

in 3

scare 1

stand 1

terrified 4

terrify 2

terror 1

trembling 1

NLT (0)

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

WEB (15)

and will stand in awe 1

awesome 1

because i feared 1

he is the one you must dread 1

if so be you may prevail 1

may terrify 1

mightily 2

neither be scared 1

nor be scared 1

nor be terrorized 1

will you harass 1

you shall not be scared 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2581) y r o (אהרתס AhRTs) AC: Fear CO: ? AB: Terror

V) y r o (אהרתס AhRTs) - F (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) |kjv: afraid, fear, dread, terribly, break, affright, oppress, prevail, terrified - Strongs: H6206 (עָרַץ)

a^f1 ) e y r o m (מאהרתסה MAhRTsH) - Terror: KJV (1): terror - Strongs: H4637 (מַעֲרָצָה)

b^m) y i r o (אהריתס AhRYTs) - Terrible: KJV (20): terrible, oppressor, mighty, power, strong, violent - Strongs: H6184 (עָרִיץ)

d^m) y f r o (אהרותס AhRWTs) - Chasm: A fearful place. KJV (1): cliff - Strongs: H6178 (עָרוּץ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָרַץ] verb cause to tremble, tremble (in terror, or awe) (compare Arabic

quiver, flicker; Syriac

come upon suddenly or violently, PS under the word passim; compare Egyptian ±u-ra-¼-au(t), they terrified (= ערצו) WMM^As.u.Eur.76); —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular תַּעֲרֹץ Deuteronomy 7:21 +; 2 feminine singular תַּעֲר֑וֺצִי Isaiah 47:12; 1 singular אֶעֱרוֺץ Job 31:34, etc.; Infinitive construct עֲרֹץ Isaiah 2:19 +; —

1 cause to tremble (i.e. strike with awe) with accusative הָאָרֶץ Isaiah 2:19,21 (subject ׳י; insert probably also Isaiah 2:10); הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף׳תַּע Job 13:25 wilt thou strike with awe the driven leaf ? absolute cause trembling = inspire awe Isaiah 47:12 (of Babylonian ), Psalm 10:18.

2 intransitive tremble, feel dread (D), Deuteronomy 1:29; Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 20:3; Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:9; with accusative Job 31:34 because I stood in awe of the great multitude.

Niph`al Participle אֵל נַעֲרָץ Psalm 89:8 El, terrible in the company of the holy ones ("" נוֺרָא).

Hiph`il 1. regard, or treat, with awe, as awful: 2 masculine plural וְלֹא תַעֲרִ֑יצוּ Isaiah 8:12 (accusative מוֺרָאוֺ); 3 masculine plural יַעֲרִ֑יצוּ Isaiah 29:23 accusative ׳אֶתאֱֿלֹהֵי יִשׂ.

2 inspire with awe (compare Qal 2); — Participle suffix הוּא מַעֲִרצְכֶם Isaiah 8:13 he shall be your awe-inspirer.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָרַץ fut. יַעֲרֹץ

(1) to terrify, to cause terror or trembling. (Arab. عرص Conj. VIII. to tremble (as the skin). عَرَّاصُ a trembling spear. Gr. perhaps ἀράσσω). Isaiah 2:19, 21 Psalms 10:18; Job 13:25. Isai. 47:12, אוּלַי תַּעֲרֹצִי “perhaps thou wilt terrify,” sc. thy enemies, wilt put them in fear. Arab. عرض is to resist, which comes from the same idea. (The ancient interpreters expressed, thou mayest become more strong, wilt strengthen thyself.)

(2) intrans. to tremble, to fear, Deuteronomy 1:29 followed by מִפְּנֵי at any one, Deuteronomy 7:21, 20:3 31:6 followed by an acc. Job 31:34.

Niphal, part. נַעֲרָץ terrible, dreadful, i.q. נוֹרָא Psalms 89:8.

Hiphil

(1) causat. to put in fear, Isaiah 8:13.

(2) to fear, followed by an acc. Isaiah 8:12, 29:23.

Derivatives, מַעֲרָצָה, עָדוּץ, עָרִיץ.

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List of Word Forms

אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ ׀ אערוץ יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ יעריצו׃ לַעֲרֹ֥ץ לערץ מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃ מערצכם׃ נַ֭עֲרָץ נערץ תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ תַּעֲר֑וֹץ תַּעֲרֹ֖ץ תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ תַּעַרְצ֖וּ תַֽעַרְצ֥וּן תַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ תַעֲרֹ֖ץ תערוץ תערוצי׃ תעריצו׃ תערץ תערצו תערצון ’e‘ĕrōwṣ ’e·‘ĕ·rō·wṣ eeRotz la‘ărōṣ la·‘ă·rōṣ laaRotz ma‘ăriṣḵem ma·‘ă·riṣ·ḵem MaaRitzChem na‘ărāṣ na·‘ă·rāṣ Naarotz ṯa‘ărîṣū ta‘ărōṣ ṯa‘ărōṣ ta‘ărōwṣ ta‘ărōwṣî ta‘arṣū ṯa‘arṣūn ṯa·‘ă·rî·ṣū ta·‘ă·rō·w·ṣî ta·‘ă·rō·wṣ ta·‘ă·rōṣ ṯa·‘ă·rōṣ ta·‘ar·ṣū ṯa·‘ar·ṣūn taaRitzu taaRotz taaRotzi taarTzu taarTzun ya‘ărîṣū ya·‘ă·rî·ṣū yaaRitzu