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Lexicon :: Strong's H1204 - bāʿaṯ

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בָּעַת
Transliteration
bāʿaṯ
Pronunciation
baw-ath'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 265

Strong’s Definitions

בָּעַת bâʻath, baw-ath'; a primitive root; to fear:—affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H1204 in the following manner: afraid (10x), terrify (3x), affrighted (1x), trouble (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H1204 in the following manner: afraid (10x), terrify (3x), affrighted (1x), trouble (2x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בָּעַת bâʻath, baw-ath'; a primitive root; to fear:—affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
STRONGS H1204: Abbreviations
† [בָּעַת] verb fall upon, startle, terrify (Arabic teib come or happen suddenly, Late Hebrew בָּעִת Hiph. startle; so Aramaic בְּעֵת Pa. teib Aph.) —
Niph. (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. (mostly in poetry) Perfect 3rd person feminine singular suffix בִּעֲתָ֑תְנִי Isaiah 21:4, וּבִעֲתַ֫תּוּ 1 Samuel 16:14; 3rd person plural suffix בִּעֲתֻהוּ Job 18:11; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תְּבַעֵת Job 13:11; suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נִּי Job 9:34; Job 13:21, תְּבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ Job 33:7; 2nd person masculine singular suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נּי Job 7:14; 3rd person 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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

16:14; 16:14; 16:15

2 Samuel

22:5; 22:5

1 Chronicles

21:30; 21:30

Esther

7:6; 7:6

Job

3:5; 3:5; 3:6; 7:14; 7:14; 9:34; 9:34; 13:11; 13:11; 13:21; 13:21; 15:24; 15:24; 18:11; 18:11; 33:7; 33:7

Psalms

18:5; 18:5

Isaiah

21:4; 21:4

Daniel

8:17; 8:17

H1204

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1204 matches the Hebrew בָּעַת (bāʿaṯ),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:14 - Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil[fn] spirit from the LORD tormented him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:15 - Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:5 - The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 21:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 21:30 - But David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 7:6 - Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:5 - May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:14 - even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - someone to remove God’s rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:11 - Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withdraw your hand far from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:24 - Distress and anguish fill him with terror; troubles overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:11 - Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:4 - The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:4 - My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:17 - As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. “Son of man,”[fn] he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
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