What does אֵימָה (ʾēymāh) mean in the Bible?
אֵימָה (ʾēymāh): Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
Hebrew · H367
אֵימָה
Fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
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אֵימָה H367
Pronunciation ʾēymāh
What does אֵימָה (ʾēymāh) mean in the Bible?
אֵימָה (ʾēymāh): Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
Full entry for אֵימָה (H367) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H367?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [striking] terror (1), and terror (1), and the terrors (1), by his fearsome (1), fear of me (1).
Where does אֵימָה (ʾēymāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (6), Exodus (2), Psalms (2), Deuteronomy (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 [striking] terror 1× Job 39:20
and terror 1× Exodus 15:16
and the terrors 1× Psalms 55:4
by his fearsome 1× Job 41:14
fear of me 1× Job 33:7
let Your terror 1× Job 13:21
My terror 1× Exodus 23:27
over idols 1× Jeremiah 50:38
so that His terror 1× Job 9:34
terror 1× Genesis 15:12
terror will strike 1× Deuteronomy 32:25
Terrors 1× Job 20:25
the fear of you 1× Joshua 2:9
the former terror 1× Isaiah 33:18
The terror 1× Proverbs 20:2
they feared 1× Ezra 3:3
Your terrors 1× Psalms 88:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:12 אֵימָ֛ה to terror Noun - feminine singular Exodus 15:16 אֵימָ֙תָה֙ to and terror Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Exodus 23:27 אֵֽימָתִי֙ to My terror Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Deuteronomy 32:25 אֵימָ֑ה to terror will strike Noun - feminine singular Joshua 2:9 אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ to the fear of you Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Ezra 3:3 בְּאֵימָ֣ה to they feared Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Job 9:34 וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ to so that His terror Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 13:21 וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ to let Your terror Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Job 20:25 אֵמִֽים׃ to Terrors Noun - feminine plural Job 33:7 אֵ֭מָתִי to fear of me Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:12
Aligned rows 17
Books represented 10
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 1 Ezra 1 Job 6 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
אֵימָ֑ה 2x ’ê·māh Deuteronomy 32:25, Isaiah 33:18
אֵימָֽה׃ 2x ’ê·māh Job 39:20, Job 41:14
אֵימָ֛ה 1x ’ê·māh Genesis 15:12
אֵ֣ימַת 1x ’ê·maṯ Proverbs 20:2
אֵימָ֙תָה֙ 1x ’ê·mā·ṯāh Exodus 15:16
אֵֽימָתִי֙ 1x ’ê·mā·ṯî Exodus 23:27
אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙ 1x ’ê·maṯ·ḵem Joshua 2:9
אֵמֶ֣יךָ 1x ’ê·me·ḵā Psalms 88:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 5x Genesis 15:12, Deuteronomy 32:25, Job 39:20, Job 41:14
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Exodus 23:27, Job 33:7
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct 1x Psalms 55:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Job 13:21
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Job 9:34
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 50:38
Noun - feminine plural 1x Job 20:25
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 88:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
Source Gloss
fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) BDB: terror Usage: dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
fear or terror inspired by a king's wrath, causing submission
Showing 1 selected witness from 17 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אֵימָה is built from this root:
אָיֹם H366
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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