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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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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 - “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the LORD told him. And as Elijah stood there, the LORD passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, 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 - And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:24 - It paws the ground fiercely
and rushes forward into battle when the ram’s horn blows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:29 - Clubs are like a blade of grass,
and it laughs at the swish of javelins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:5 - The boots of the warrior
and the uniforms bloodstained by war
will all be burned.
They will be fuel for the fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:6 - I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, will act for you
with thunder and earthquake and great noise,
with whirlwind and storm and consuming fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:22 - Listen! Hear the terrifying roar of great armies
as they roll down from the north.
The towns of Judah will be destroyed
and become a haunt for jackals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:3 - Hear the clatter of stallions’ hooves
and the rumble of wheels as the chariots rush by.
Terrified fathers run madly,
without a backward glance at their helpless children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:12 - Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard a loud rumbling sound behind me. (May the glory of the LORD be praised in his place!)[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 beings as they brushed against each other and the rumbling of their wheels beneath them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:7 - So I spoke this message, just as he told me. Suddenly as I spoke, there was a rattling noise all across the valley. The bones of each body came together and attached themselves as complete skeletons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:19 - In my jealousy and blazing anger, I promise a mighty shaking in the land of Israel on that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:1 - This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash,[fn] was king of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:2 - Hear the crack of whips,
the rumble of wheels!
Horses’ hooves pound,
and chariots clatter wildly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:5 - You will flee through this valley, for it will reach across to Azal.[fn] Yes, you will flee as you did from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all his holy ones with him.[fn]
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