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Lexicon :: Strong's H367 - 'êmâ

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אֵימָה
Transliteration
'êmâ
Pronunciation
ay-maw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אָיֹם (H366)
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TWOT Reference: 80b

Strong’s Definitions

אֵימָה ʼêymâh, ay-maw'; or (shortened) אֵמָה ʼêmâh; from the same as H366; fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear):—dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H367 in the following manner: terror(s) (7x), fear (5x), terrible (2x), dread (1x), horror (1x), idols (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H367 in the following manner: terror(s) (7x), fear (5x), terrible (2x), dread (1x), horror (1x), idols (1x).

  1. terror, dread

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵימָה ʼêymâh, ay-maw'; or (shortened) אֵמָה ʼêmâh; from the same as H366; fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear):—dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.
STRONGS H367: Abbreviations
† אֵימָה 17 noun feminine terror, dread (Talmud id., compare Assyrian imtu, DlW) — א׳ Genesis 15:12 +; אֵימָ֫תָה Exodus 15:16 (compare Ges§ 90, 2 R. b); construct אֵימַת Proverbs 20:2; suffix אֵימָתִי Exodus 23:27; אֵמָתִי Job 33:7, etc.; plural אֵימִים Jeremiah 50:38; אֵמִים Job 20:25; אֵימוֺת Psalm 55:5; suffix אֵמֶיךָ Psalm 88:16; — terror, dread (mostly in poetry), inspired by י׳ Exodus 15:16 (song in E || פַּחַד) Exodus 23:27 (E) Deuteronomy 32:25; Job 9:34; Job 13:21; compare Job 33:7; Job 20:25; Psalm 88:16 (|| חֲרוֺנִים, בִּעוּתִים Psalm 88:17); compare Genesis 15:2 אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדוֺלָה; occasioned by enemies Joshua 2:9; Isaiah 33:18; Ezra 3:3; by king Proverbs 20:2; compare Psalm 55:5 אֵימוֺת מָוֶת (|| יִרְאָה, רַעַד, פַּלָּצוּת Psalm 55:6); predicate of snorting of a war-horse Job 39:20, of teeth of crocodile Job 41:6; plural figurative = idols (i.e. dreadful, shocking things) Jeremiah 50:38 (|| פּסליס).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H574.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:2; 15:12

Exodus

15:16; 15:16; 23:27; 23:27

Deuteronomy

32:25

Joshua

2:9

Ezra

3:3

Job

9:34; 13:21; 20:25; 20:25; 33:7; 33:7; 39:20; 41:6

Psalms

55:5; 55:5; 55:6; 88:16; 88:16; 88:17

Proverbs

20:2; 20:2

Isaiah

33:18

Jeremiah

50:38; 50:38

H367

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H367 matches the Hebrew אֵימָה ('êmâ),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:12 - And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:16 - Let trembling and fear fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm, let them become as stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till this thy people pass over, whom thou hast purchased.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:27 - And I will send terror before thee, and I will strike with amazement all the nations to which thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies to flee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - Without, the sword shall bereave them of children, and terror shall issue out of the secret chambers; the young man shall perish with the virgin, the suckling with him who has grown old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:9 - and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 3:3 - And they set up the altar on its place, for there was a terror upon them because of the people of the lands: and the whole-burnt-offering was offered up upon it to the Lord morning and evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:34 - Let him remove his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:21 - Withhold thine hand from me: and let not thy fear terrify me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:25 - And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:7 - My fear shall not terrify thee, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:20 - And hast thou clad him in perfect armour, and made his breast glorious with courage?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14 - (LXX 41:6) Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4 - (LXX 54:5) My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:15 - (LXX 87:16) I am poor and in troubles from my youth; and having been exalted, I was brought low and into [fn]despair.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The threat of a king differs not from the rage of a lion; and he that provokes him sins against his own soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:18 - Your soul shall meditate terror. Where are the scribes? where are the counsellors, where is he that numbers them that are growing up,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38 - (LXX 27:38) and they shall be ashamed: for it is a land of graven images; and in the islands, where they boasted.
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