Hebrew · H367, H6343 · unreviewed

אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד

Fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) · a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)

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אֵימָה H367 fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
Pronunciation ʾēymāh
Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
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פַּחַד H6343 a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
Pronunciation paḥad
Moves from the object that provokes fear to the emotional response itself; emphasizes sudden, visceral alarm.
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What does אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד (eimatah va-fachad) mean in the Bible?

אֵימָה · פַּחַד is a Hebrew word meaning "fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)".

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Meaning

fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
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