What does זַעֲוָה (zaʿăwāh) mean in the Bible?
זַעֲוָה (zaʿăwāh): Physical trembling or agitation that manifests as social disturbance, oppression, or maltreatment of others
Hebrew · H2189
זַעֲוָה
Agitation , maltreatment
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זַעֲוָהH2189
Pronunciationzaʿăwāh
What does זַעֲוָה (zaʿăwāh) mean in the Bible?
זַעֲוָה (zaʿăwāh): Physical trembling or agitation that manifests as social disturbance, oppression, or maltreatment of others
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2189?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include an object of horror (1), to terror (1).
Where does זַעֲוָה (zaʿăwāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Ezekiel (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 Itan object of horror1×Deuteronomy 28:25
to terror1×Ezekiel 23:46
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Usage map
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:25
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Deuteronomy1Ezekiel1
Source forms
לְזַעֲוָ֔ה1xlə·za·‘ă·wāhDeuteronomy 28:25
לְזַעֲוָ֥ה1xlə·za·‘ă·wāhEzekiel 23:46
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 28:25, Ezekiel 23:46
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical trembling or agitation that manifests as social disturbance, oppression, or maltreatment of others
Source Gloss
agitation , maltreatment
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical trembling or agitation that manifests as social disturbance, oppression, or maltreatment of others
agitation, maltreatment BDB: a trembling Usage: × removed, trouble.
Word Origins
זַעֲוָה is built from this root: