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Lexicon :: Strong's H7494 - raʿaš

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רַעַשׁ
Transliteration
raʿaš
Pronunciation
rah'-ash
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2195a

Strong’s Definitions

רַעַשׁ raʻash, rah'-ash; from H7493; vibration, bounding, uproar:—commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H7494 in the following manner: earthquake (6x), rushing (3x), shake (3x), fierceness (1x), confused noise (1x), commotion (1x), rattling (1x), quaking (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H7494 in the following manner: earthquake (6x), rushing (3x), shake (3x), fierceness (1x), confused noise (1x), commotion (1x), rattling (1x), quaking (1x).

  1. quaking, rattling, shaking

    1. earthquake

    2. quaking, trembling (of person)

    3. shaking, quivering (of dart)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רַעַשׁ raʻash, rah'-ash; from H7493; vibration, bounding, uproar:—commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.
STRONGS H7494: Abbreviations
† רַ֫עַשׁ noun masculineJeremiah 10:22 quaking, shaking; — ר׳ absolute 1 Kings 19:11 +, construct Nahum 3:2; Job 41:21; —
1. specifically earthquake, Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5; 1 Kings 19:11 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 19:12; figurative of י׳'s judgement Isaiah 29:6; Ezekiel 38:19; compare (in vision) קוֺל גָּרוֺל ר׳ Ezekiel 3:12, 13; probably also Ezekiel 37:7 (Greek Version of the LXX Thes Co Krae; > rustling, rattling, Hi-Sm Toy); hence hyperbole of shaking of earth by tramping of warriors Isaiah 9:4, by war-chariots Jeremiah 47:3, compare Jeremiah 10:22, or wheels Nahum 3:2.
2. quaking, trembling, of person Ezekiel 12:18.
3. shaking, quivering, of horse eager to start Job 39:24 (+ רֹגֶז), of dart Job 41:21 (others rushing sound).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

19:11; 19:11; 19:12

Job

39:24; 41:21; 41:21

Isaiah

9:4; 29:6

Jeremiah

10:22; 10:22; 47:3

Ezekiel

3:12; 3:13; 12:18; 37:7; 38:19

Amos

1:1

Nahum

3:2; 3:2

Zechariah

14:5

H7494

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7494 matches the Hebrew רַעַשׁ (raʿaš),
which occurs 17 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:11 - The LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the LORD, for the LORD is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:12 - After the earthquake came a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground; it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:29 - A club seems to it but a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:5 - Every warrior’s boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - the LORD Almighty will come with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with windstorm and tempest and flames of a devouring fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Listen! The report is coming— a great commotion from the land of the north! It will make the towns of Judah desolate, a haunt of jackals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - at the sound of the hooves of galloping steeds, at the noise of enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Parents will not turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:12 - Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the LORD rose from the place where it was standing.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:13 - It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:18 - “Son of man, tremble as you eat your food, and shudder in fear as you drink your water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:7 - So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:19 - In my zeal and fiery wrath I declare that at that time there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash[fn] was king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:2 - The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:5 - You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake[fn] in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.
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