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Lexicon :: Strong's H2729 - ḥārēḏ

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חָרֵד
Transliteration
ḥārēḏ
Pronunciation
khaw-rad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 735

Strong’s Definitions

חָרַד chârad, khaw-rad'; a primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety):—be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H2729 in the following manner: afraid (20x), tremble (13x), fray away (2x), careful (1x), discomfited (1x), fray (1x), quaked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H2729 in the following manner: afraid (20x), tremble (13x), fray away (2x), careful (1x), discomfited (1x), fray (1x), quaked (1x).

  1. to tremble, quake, move about, be afraid, be startled, be terrified

    1. (Qal)

      1. to tremble, quake (of a mountain)

      2. to tremble (of people)

      3. to be anxiously careful

      4. to go or come trembling (with prep)

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to tremble

      2. to drive in terror, rout (an army)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרַד chârad, khaw-rad'; a primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety):—be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.
STRONGS H2729: Abbreviations
† חָרַד verb tremble, be terrified (Assyrian ḫarâdu, id., according to DlHA 20, Pr 46; Arabic خَرِدَ be bashful, shamefaced; Late Hebrew חֲרָדָה a trembling) —
Qal Perfect וְחָרַד consecutive Isaiah 19:16, חָֽרְדָה Isaiah 10:29, חָרַדְתְּ 2 Kings 4:13, חָרְדוּ 1 Samuel 13:7; 1 Samuel 14:15, וְחָֽרְדוּ consecutive Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 32:10; Imperfect יֶחֱרַד Job 37:1, וַיֶּחֱרַד Genesis 27:33 + 5 times; יֶחְרְדוּ Hosea 11:10; Ezekiel 26:18, יֶֽֽֽחֶרְדוּ Hosea 11:11, יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ Amos 3:6; Isaiah 41:6, וַיֶּֽֽֽחֶרְדוּ Genesis 42:28 + 2 times; Imperative חִרְדוּ Isaiah 32:11; —
1. tremble, quake, of a mountain Exodus 19:18 — so HCT, but read חָעָם, Greek Version of the LXX see Di (E); of isles Ezekiel 26:18 (metaphor, in fear); so Isaiah 41:5 (קְצוֺת הארץ, || אִיִּים יראו).
2. tremble, of persons under supernatural influence 1 Samuel 14:15 (|| חֲרָדֶה, וַתִּרְגַּז הָאָרָץ); start, start up (out of sleep) Ruth 3:8; in mental disturbance Genesis 27:33 (J; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) tremble, in terror Exodus 19:16 (E), Isaiah 32:11 (|| רגז), be startled (at sound of trumpet) Amos 3:6 compare 1 Kings 1:49 (+ קום, הלך, ירא); tremble Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 32:10 followed by לְ ＝at, Job 37:1 (לִבִּי), be terrified, of Egypt (personified) Isaiah 19:16 (|| פָּחַד), Ramah Isaiah 10:29, of Saul 1 Samuel 28:5 subject לִבּוֺ, || ירא).
3. be anxiously careful חָרַדְתְּ אֵלֵנוּ אתכֿל הַחֲרָדָה הַזּאֹת 2 Kings 4:13.
4. with prepositions pregnantly ＝go or come trembling 1 Samuel 13:7 (followed by מֵאחריו LXX of Lucian (Lag.) We Dr) Genesis 42:28 (E; followed by אֶלֿ) 1 Samuel 16:4 (followed by לִקְרָאתוֺ) so 1 Samuel 21:2, Hosea 11:10 (מִיָּם) Hosea 11:11 (מִמִּצְרַיִם).
Hiph. Perfect הֶחֱרִיד Judges 8:12, וְּהַחֲרַדְתִּ֫י 2 Samuel 17:2; Participle מַחֲרִיד Leviticus 6:26 + 11 times; Infinitive construct הַחֲרִיד Ezekiel 30:9; Zechariah 2:4; — drive in terror, rout an army, followed by accusative Judges 8:12; Ezekiel 30:9; Zechariah 2:4 compare 2 Samuel 17:2; (We proposes החרידו Hosea 5:8 'setzt Benjamin in Schrecken,' for MT אַחֲרֶיךָ); in Participle absolute, only in וְאֵין מ׳; and none shall terrify, i.e. disturb the peace of those reposing — שׁכב, שׁקט, רבץ, ישׁב, ישׁב לָבֶטַחִ — in the promised land Leviticus 26:6, so after captivity Jeremiah 30:10 ＝Jeremiah 46:27, also Ezekiel 34:28; Ezekiel 39:26; Micah 4:4; Zephaniah 3:13; of undisturbed peace of the righteous Job 11:19; peace of flocks in forsaken cities Isaiah 17:2; undisturbed feeding on carrion by fowl and beast Deuteronomy 28:26; Jeremiah 7:33, undisturbed prowling of lions Nahum 2:12 (metaphor of Assyrians).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:33; 27:33; 42:28; 42:28

Exodus

19:16; 19:18

Leviticus

6:26; 26:6

Deuteronomy

28:26

Judges

8:12; 8:12

Ruth

3:8

1 Samuel

13:7; 13:7; 14:15; 14:15; 16:4; 21:2; 28:5

2 Samuel

17:2; 17:2

1 Kings

1:49

2 Kings

4:13; 4:13

Job

11:19; 37:1; 37:1

Isaiah

10:29; 10:29; 17:2; 19:16; 19:16; 32:11; 32:11; 41:5; 41:6

Jeremiah

7:33; 30:10; 46:27

Ezekiel

26:16; 26:16; 26:18; 26:18; 30:9; 30:9; 32:10; 32:10; 34:28; 39:26

Hosea

5:8; 11:10; 11:10; 11:11; 11:11

Amos

3:6; 3:6

Micah

4:4

Nahum

2:12

Zephaniah

3:13

Zechariah

2:4; 2:4

H2729

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Strong's Number H2729 matches the Hebrew חָרֵד (ḥārēḏ),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - Then Isaac trembled exceedingly, and said, “Who? Where is the one who hunted game and brought it to me? I ate all of it before you came, and I have blessed him—and indeed he shall be blessed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:28 - So he said to his brothers, “My money has been restored, and there it is, in my sack!” Then their hearts failed them and they were afraid, saying to one another, “What is this that God has done to us?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - Then it came to pass on the third day, in the morning, that there were thunderings and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain; and the sound of the trumpet was very loud, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:18 - Now Mount Sinai was completely in smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire. Its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain[fn] quaked greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:6 - I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid;
I will rid the land of evil beasts,
and the sword will not go through your land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - “Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:12 - When Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued them; and he took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and routed the whole army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:8 - Now it happened at midnight that the man was startled, and turned himself; and there, a woman was lying at his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:7 - And some of the Hebrews crossed over the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:15 - And there was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so that it was a very great trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - So Samuel did what the LORD said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1 - Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no one is with you?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:5 - When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:2 - “I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49 - So all the guests who were with Adonijah were afraid, and arose, and each one went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13 - And he said to him, “Say now to her, ‘Look, you have been concerned for us with all this care. What can I do for you? Do you want me to speak on your behalf to the king or to the commander of the army?’ ” She answered, “I dwell among my own people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 11:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:19 - You would also lie down, and no one would make you afraid;
Yes, many would court your favor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:1 - “At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:29 - They have gone along the ridge,
They have taken up lodging at Geba.
Ramah is afraid,
Gibeah of Saul has fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - The cities of Aroer are forsaken;[fn]
They will be for flocks
Which lie down, and no one will make them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:16 - In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He waves over it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:11 - Tremble, you women who are at ease;
Be troubled, you complacent ones;
Strip yourselves, make yourselves bare,
And gird sackcloth on your waists.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:5 - The coastlands saw it and feared,
The ends of the earth were afraid;
They drew near and came.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33 - “The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - ‘Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,’ says the LORD,
‘Nor be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your seed from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet,
And no one shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - “But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - ‘Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall;
Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9 - On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships
To make the careless Ethiopians afraid,
And great anguish shall come upon them,
As on the day of Egypt;
For indeed it is coming!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - ‘Yes, I will make many peoples astonished at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they shall tremble every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of your fall.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28 - “And they shall no longer be a prey for the nations, nor shall beasts of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and no one shall make them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - ‘after they have borne their shame, and all their unfaithfulness in which they were unfaithful to Me, when they dwelt safely in their own land and no one made them afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:10

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:10 - “They shall walk after the LORD.
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
Then His sons shall come trembling from the west;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt,
Like a dove from the land of Assyria.
And I will let them dwell in their houses,”
Says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:6 - If a trumpet is blown in a city, will not the people be afraid?
If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:4 - But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the dwelling of the lions,
And the feeding place of the young lions,
Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion’s cub,
And no one made them afraid?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:13 - The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness
And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - And I said, “What are these coming to do?” So he said, “These are the horns that scattered Judah, so that no one could lift up his head; but the craftsmen[fn] are coming to terrify them, to cast out the horns of the nations that lifted up their horn against the land of Judah to scatter it.”
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