Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #367 - אֵימָה emah (terror)

Original Word:	אֵימָה
Transliteration:	emah
Definition:	terror, dread
Part of Speech:	Noun Feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(ay-maw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror

Or (shortened) remah {ay-maw'}; from the same as 'ayom; fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) -- dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

see HEBREW 'ayom

Englishman's Concordance

1) terror, dread
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from the same as H366
Same Word by TWOT Number: 80b

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֵימָה₁₇noun feminineterror, dread (Talmud id., compare Assyrian imtu, Dl^W) — ׳אGenesis 15:12 +; אֵימָ֫תָהExodus 15:16 (compare Ges^{§ 90}, 2 R. b); construct אֵימַתProverbs 20:2; suffix אֵימָתִיExodus 23:27; אֵמָתִיJob 33:7, etc.; plural אֵימִיםJeremiah 50:38; אֵמִיםJob 20:25; אֵימוֺתPsalm 55:5; suffix אֵמֶיךָPsalm 88:16; — terror, dread (mostly in poetry), inspired by ׳יExodus 15:16 (song in E "" מַּחַד) Exodus 23:27 (E) Deuteronomy 32:25; Job 9:34; Job 13:21; compare Job 33:7; Job 20:25; Psalm 88:16 ("" חֲרוֺנִים, בִּעוּתִיםPsalm 88:17); compare Genesis 15:2אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדוֺלָה; occasioned by enemies Joshua 2:9; Isaiah 33:18; Ezra 3:3; by king Proverbs 20:2; compare Psalm 55:5אֵימוֺת מָוֶת ("" יִרְאָה, רַעַד, מַּלָּצוּתPsalm 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 ("" מּסלים).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 367. אֵימִים (emah) — 17 Occurrences

Genesis 15:12
HEB:אַבְרָ֑ם וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵימָ֛ה חֲשֵׁכָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה
NAS: and behold, terror [and] great
KJV: upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great
INT: Abram and behold terror darkness great

Exodus 15:16
HEB:תִּפֹּ֨ל עֲלֵיהֶ֤ם אֵימָ֙תָה֙ וָפַ֔חַד בִּגְדֹ֥ל
NAS:Terror and dread fall
KJV:Fear and dread shall fall
INT: fall and Terror and dread the greatness

Exodus 23:27
HEB: אֶת־ אֵֽימָתִי֙ אֲשַׁלַּ֣ח לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
NAS: I will send My terror ahead
KJV: I will send my fear before
INT:my terror will send ahead

Deuteronomy 32:25
HEB:חֶ֔רֶב וּמֵחֲדָרִ֖ים אֵימָ֑ה גַּם־ בָּחוּר֙
NAS: And inside terror-- Both
KJV: without, and terror within,
INT: the sword within terror again young

Joshua 2:9
HEB:וְכִֽי־ נָפְלָ֤ה אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְכִ֥י
NAS: you the land, and that the terror of you has fallen
KJV: you the land, and that your terror is fallen
INT: of you has fallen the terror and for

Ezra 3:3
HEB:מְכ֣וֹנֹתָ֔יו כִּ֚י בְּאֵימָ֣ה עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם מֵעַמֵּ֖י
NAS: on its foundation, for they were terrified because
KJV: upon his bases; for fear [was] upon them because of the people
INT: foundation for were terrified of the peoples

Job 9:34
HEB:מֵעָלַ֣י שִׁבְט֑וֹ וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ אַֽל־ תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃
NAS: His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify
KJV: away from me, and let not his fear terrify
INT: and his rod dread nay terrify

Job 13:21
HEB:מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־ תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃
NAS: Your hand from me, And let not the dread of You terrify
KJV: far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
INT: and Remove the dread nay terrify

Job 20:25
HEB:יַהֲלֹ֗ךְ עָלָ֥יו אֵמִֽים׃
NAS: from his gall. Terrors come
KJV: of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.
INT: come and Terrors

Job 33:7
HEB: הִנֵּ֣ה אֵ֭מָתִי לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ
NAS: no fear of me should terrify
KJV:Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,
INT: Behold fear no terrify

Job 39:20
HEB:ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃
NAS: His majestic snorting is terrible.
KJV: of his nostrils [is] terrible.
INT: beauty snorting is terrible

Job 41:14
HEB:סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה׃
NAS: Around his teeth there is terror.
KJV: his teeth [are] terrible round about.
INT: about his teeth is terror

Psalm 55:4
HEB:יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ
NAS: within me, And the terrors of death
KJV: within me: and the terrors of death
INT: anguish within and the terrors of death have fallen

Psalm 88:15
HEB:מִנֹּ֑עַר נָשָׂ֖אתִי אֵמֶ֣יךָ אָפֽוּנָה׃
NAS: on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
KJV: up: [while] I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
INT: my youth suffer your terrors I am distracted

Proverbs 20:2
HEB:נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר אֵ֣ימַת מֶ֑לֶךְ מִ֝תְעַבְּר֗וֹ
NAS:The terror of a king
KJV:The fear of a king [is] as the roaring
INT: the growling of a lion the terror of a king provokes

Isaiah 33:18
HEB:לִבְּךָ֖ יֶהְגֶּ֣ה אֵימָ֑ה אַיֵּ֤ה סֹפֵר֙
NAS: will meditate on terror: Where
KJV: shall meditate terror. Where [is] the scribe?
INT: your heart will meditate terror Where counts

Jeremiah 50:38
HEB:פְּסִלִים֙ הִ֔יא וּבָאֵימִ֖ים יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃
NAS: And they are mad over fearsome idols.
KJV: and they are mad upon [their] idols.
INT: of idols he fearsome are mad

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