What does אֵימָה · פַּחַד mean in the Bible?
אֵימָה · פַּחַד is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)".
Hebrew · H367, H6343
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 phrase meaning "fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H367, H6343?
H367, H6343 is connected to 66 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
Strong's H367, H6343
Lexical occurrences 66 verses Source Gloss
fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד is built from this root:
אָיֹם H366
Sources
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