Hebrew · H4032

מָגוֹר

A fright (objective or subjective)

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מָגוֹר H4032

Pronunciation māgwōr

What does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) mean in the Bible?

מָגוֹר (māgwōr): Terror as both the frightening thing itself and the inner fear it produces—ambiguous objective/subjective boundary

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What does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) mean in the Bible?

מָגוֹר (māgwōr): Terror as both the frightening thing itself and the inner fear it produces—ambiguous objective/subjective boundary

How does the BSB render H4032?

The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include terror (4), a terror (1), for fear (1), my terrors (1), there is terror (1).

Where does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 31:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (1), Psalms (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

terror 4× Jeremiah 6:25, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 46:5, Jeremiah 49:29

a terror 1× Jeremiah 20:4

for fear 1× Isaiah 31:9

my terrors 1× Lamentations 2:22

there is terror 1× Psalms 31:13

Show sample aligned rows

Psalms 31:13 מָג֪וֹר to there is terror Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 31:9 מִמָּג֣וֹר to for fear Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 6:25 מָג֖וֹר to terror Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 20:4 לְמָג֜וֹר to a terror Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 20:10 מָג֣וֹר to Terror Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 46:5 מָג֥וֹר to terror Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 49:29 מָג֖וֹר to Terror Noun - masculine singular Lamentations 2:22 מְגוּרַי֙ to my terrors Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular

Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Psalms 31:13

Aligned rows 8

Books represented 4

Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 1

Source forms

מָג֖וֹר 2x mā·ḡō·wr Jeremiah 6:25, Jeremiah 49:29

לְמָג֜וֹר 1x lə·mā·ḡō·wr Jeremiah 20:4

מָג֪וֹר 1x mā·ḡō·wr Psalms 31:13

מָג֣וֹר 1x mā·ḡō·wr Jeremiah 20:10

מָג֥וֹר 1x mā·ḡō·wr Jeremiah 46:5

מְגוּרַי֙ 1x mə·ḡū·ray Lamentations 2:22

מִמָּג֣וֹר 1x mim·mā·ḡō·wr Isaiah 31:9

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 31:13, Jeremiah 6:25, Jeremiah 20:10, Jeremiah 46:5

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Lamentations 2:22

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 20:4

Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 31:9

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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מָגוֹר

What does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) mean in the Bible?

What does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H4032?

Where does מָגוֹר (māgwōr) appear in Scripture?

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