What does זְוָעָה mean in the Bible?
זְוָעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "agitation , fear".
Hebrew · H2113
זְוָעָה
Agitation , fear
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זְוָעָה H2113
What does זְוָעָה mean in the Bible?
זְוָעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "agitation , fear".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2113?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a horror (4), an object of terror (1), terror (1).
Where does זְוָעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Chronicles 29:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (4), 2 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a horror 4× Jeremiah 15:4, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 29:18, Jeremiah 34:17
an object of terror 1× 2 Chronicles 29:8
terror 1× Isaiah 28:19
Show sample aligned rows
2 Chronicles 29:8 לִזְוָעָה to an object of terror Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 28:19 זְוָעָ֖ה to terror Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 15:4 לִזְוָעָה to a horror Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 24:9 לִזְוָעָה to a horror Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 29:18 לִזְוָעָה to a horror Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 34:17 לִזְוָעָה to a horror Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Chronicles 29:8
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
2 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 4
Source forms
לִזְוָעָה 5x liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h 2 Chronicles 29:8, Jeremiah 15:4, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 29:18
זְוָעָ֖ה 1x zə·wā·‘āh Isaiah 28:19
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular 5x 2 Chronicles 29:8, Jeremiah 15:4, Jeremiah 24:9, Jeremiah 29:18
Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 28:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. agitation , fear
Source Gloss
agitation , fear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
agitation, fear BDB: a trembling Usage: be removed, trouble, vexation. Compare 2189.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זְוָעָה is built from this root:
זוּעַ H2111
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain