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פַּחַד

A (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)

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פַּחַדH6343
Pronunciationpaḥad

What does פַּחַד (paḥad) mean in the Bible?

פַּחַד (paḥad): Moves from the object that provokes fear to the emotional response itself; emphasizes sudden, visceral alarm.

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Questions this entry answers

What does פַּחַד (paḥad) mean in the Bible?

פַּחַד (paḥad): Moves from the object that provokes fear to the emotional response itself; emphasizes sudden, visceral alarm.

How does the BSB render H6343?

The BSB source-word alignment has 49 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the terror (5), Terror (3), the fear (3), and the Fear (2), fear (2).

Where does פַּחַד (paḥad) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 31:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (10), Psalms (9), Isaiah (5), 2 Chronicles (4).

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
the terror5×2 Chronicles 14:14, Psalms 91:5, Isaiah 2:10, Isaiah 2:19
Terror3×Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43, Jeremiah 49:5
the fear3×Deuteronomy 11:25, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:3
and the Fear2×Genesis 31:42, 2 Chronicles 20:29
fear2×Job 4:14, Psalms 36:1
the dread2×Deuteronomy 2:25, Psalms 105:38
with dread2×Psalms 14:5, Psalms 53:5
[a cry] of terror1×Jeremiah 30:5
and awe1×Job 25:2
and dread1×Exodus 15:16
And the dread1×2 Chronicles 17:10
at fear1×Job 39:22
because of the dread1×Deuteronomy 28:67
by the Fear1×Genesis 31:53
concern1×Job 39:16
danger1×Proverbs 3:25
from dread1×Psalms 64:1
from fear1×Job 21:9
from the fear1×Proverbs 1:33
I am dreaded1×Psalms 31:11
in awe of You1×Psalms 119:120
may the fear1×2 Chronicles 19:7
of panic1×Isaiah 24:18
of terror1×Job 15:21
Panic1×Lamentations 3:47
peril1×Job 22:10
prepared for the terror1×Song Of Solomon 3:8
terrifies1×Job 31:23
the fear of them1×Esther 9:2
the panic1×Jeremiah 48:44
the thing1×Job 3:25
Then the terror1×1 Samuel 11:7
to fear1×Psalms 53:5
to fear him1×1 Chronicles 14:17
when terror1×Proverbs 1:26
when your dread1×Proverbs 1:27
Would the dread of Him1×Job 13:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:42וּפַ֤חַדtoand the FearConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructGenesis 31:53בְּפַ֖חַדtoby the FearPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructExodus 15:16וָפַ֔חַדtoand dreadConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 2:25פַּחְדְּךָ֙tothe dreadNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 11:25פַּחְדְּכֶ֨םtothe fearNoun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 28:67מִפַּ֤חַדtobecause of the dreadPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1 Samuel 11:7פַּֽחַד־toThen the terrorNoun - masculine singular construct1 Chronicles 14:17פַּחְדּ֖וֹtoto fear himNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 14:14פַֽחַד־tothe terrorNoun - masculine singular construct2 Chronicles 17:10פַּ֣חַדtoAnd the dreadNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

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

First aligned rowGenesis 31:42
Aligned rows49
Books represented14
Genesis2Exodus1Deuteronomy31 Samuel11 Chronicles12 Chronicles4Esther3Job10Psalms9Proverbs4Song Of Solomon1Isaiah5Jeremiah4Lamentations1
Source forms
פַּ֣חַד5xpa·ḥaḏ2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 20:29, Job 4:14, Job 22:10
פַּ֥חַד3xpa·ḥaḏPsalms 36:1, Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
פַּֽחַד־3xpa·ḥaḏ-1 Samuel 11:7, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:3
הַפַּ֙חַד֙2xhap·pa·ḥaḏIsaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
מִפַּ֥חַד2xmip·pa·ḥaḏPsalms 64:1, Proverbs 1:33
מִפַּ֣חַד2xmip·pa·ḥaḏPsalms 91:5, Proverbs 3:25
פַ֣חַד2xp̄a·ḥaḏJob 3:25, Job 31:23
פַּ֤חַד2xpa·ḥaḏIsaiah 2:19, Isaiah 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular13xJob 3:25, Job 4:14, Job 22:10, Job 31:23
Noun - masculine singular construct11x1 Samuel 11:7, 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 19:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular4xJob 21:9, Psalms 64:1, Proverbs 3:25, Song Of Solomon 3:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xExodus 15:16, Job 25:2, Psalms 31:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural3xDeuteronomy 11:25, Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 1:27
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct3xDeuteronomy 28:67, Psalms 91:5, Proverbs 1:33
Article | Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xEsther 9:2, Psalms 105:38
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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