עָרַץ

a.ratsto trembleHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb15 occurrences5 books15 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass
Traditional renderings: be affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָרַץ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

15 total
  1. Deuteronomy 1:29תַֽעַרְצ֥וּן · be terrified
    So I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!
  2. Deuteronomy 7:21תַעֲרֹ֖ץ · be terrified
    Do not be terrified by them, for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a great and awesome God.
  3. Deuteronomy 20:3תַּֽעַרְצ֖וּ · or terrified
    …saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
  4. Deuteronomy 31:6תַּעַרְצ֖וּ · or terrified
    Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
  5. Joshua 1:9תַּעֲרֹ֖ץ · be afraid
    Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
  6. Job 13:25תַּעֲר֑וֹץ · Would You frighten
    Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?
  7. Job 31:34אֶֽעֱר֨וֹץ׀ · feared
    …because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
  8. Psalm 10:18לַעֲרֹ֥ץ · may strike terror
    …to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
  9. Psalm 89:7נַ֭עֲרָץ · feared
    In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
  10. Isaiah 2:19לַעֲרֹ֥ץ · to shake
    Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  11. Isaiah 2:21לַעֲרֹ֥ץ · to shake
    They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
  12. Isaiah 8:12תַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ · live in dread
    “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
  13. Isaiah 8:13מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃ · should be dreaded
    The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.
  14. Isaiah 29:23יַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ · they will stand in awe
    For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
  15. Isaiah 47:12תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ · you will inspire terror
    So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!