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.
Hebrew · H6343
פַּחַד
A (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
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פַּחַד H6343
Pronunciation paḥad
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
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 terror 5× 2 Chronicles 14:14, Psalms 91:5, Isaiah 2:10, Isaiah 2:19
Terror 3× Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43, Jeremiah 49:5
the fear 3× Deuteronomy 11:25, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:3
and the Fear 2× Genesis 31:42, 2 Chronicles 20:29
fear 2× Job 4:14, Psalms 36:1
the dread 2× Deuteronomy 2:25, Psalms 105:38
with dread 2× Psalms 14:5, Psalms 53:5
[a cry] of terror 1× Jeremiah 30:5
and awe 1× Job 25:2
and dread 1× Exodus 15:16
And the dread 1× 2 Chronicles 17:10
at fear 1× Job 39:22
because of the dread 1× Deuteronomy 28:67
by the Fear 1× Genesis 31:53
concern 1× Job 39:16
danger 1× Proverbs 3:25
from dread 1× Psalms 64:1
from fear 1× Job 21:9
from the fear 1× Proverbs 1:33
I am dreaded 1× Psalms 31:11
in awe of You 1× Psalms 119:120
may the fear 1× 2 Chronicles 19:7
of panic 1× Isaiah 24:18
of terror 1× Job 15:21
Panic 1× Lamentations 3:47
peril 1× Job 22:10
prepared for the terror 1× Song Of Solomon 3:8
terrifies 1× Job 31:23
the fear of them 1× Esther 9:2
the panic 1× Jeremiah 48:44
the thing 1× Job 3:25
Then the terror 1× 1 Samuel 11:7
to fear 1× Psalms 53:5
to fear him 1× 1 Chronicles 14:17
when terror 1× Proverbs 1:26
when your dread 1× Proverbs 1:27
Would the dread of Him 1× Job 13:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 31:42 וּפַ֤חַד to and the Fear Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Genesis 31:53 בְּפַ֖חַד to by the Fear Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Exodus 15:16 וָפַ֔חַד to and dread Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 2:25 פַּחְדְּךָ֙ to the dread Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 11:25 פַּחְדְּכֶ֨ם to the fear Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 28:67 מִפַּ֤חַד to because of the dread Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Samuel 11:7 פַּֽחַד־ to Then the terror Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Chronicles 14:17 פַּחְדּ֖וֹ to to fear him Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 14:14 פַֽחַד־ to the terror Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Chronicles 17:10 פַּ֣חַד to And the dread Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 31:42
Aligned rows 49
Books represented 14
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Deuteronomy 3 1 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 4 Esther 3 Job 10 Psalms 9 Proverbs 4 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 5 Jeremiah 4 Lamentations 1
Source forms
פַּ֣חַד 5x pa·ḥaḏ 2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 20:29, Job 4:14, Job 22:10
פַּ֥חַד 3x pa·ḥaḏ Psalms 36:1, Isaiah 24:17, Jeremiah 48:43
פַּֽחַד־ 3x pa·ḥaḏ- 1 Samuel 11:7, Esther 8:17, Esther 9:3
הַפַּ֙חַד֙ 2x hap·pa·ḥaḏ Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
מִפַּ֥חַד 2x mip·pa·ḥaḏ Psalms 64:1, Proverbs 1:33
מִפַּ֣חַד 2x mip·pa·ḥaḏ Psalms 91:5, Proverbs 3:25
פַ֣חַד 2x p̄a·ḥaḏ Job 3:25, Job 31:23
פַּ֤חַד 2x pa·ḥaḏ Isaiah 2:19, Isaiah 2:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 13x Job 3:25, Job 4:14, Job 22:10, Job 31:23
Noun - masculine singular construct 11x 1 Samuel 11:7, 2 Chronicles 14:14, 2 Chronicles 17:10, 2 Chronicles 19:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 4x Job 21:9, Psalms 64:1, Proverbs 3:25, Song Of Solomon 3:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 15:16, Job 25:2, Psalms 31:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 11:25, Proverbs 1:26, Proverbs 1:27
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x Deuteronomy 28:67, Psalms 91:5, Proverbs 1:33
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 48:44
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2x Esther 9:2, Psalms 105:38
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Moves from the object that provokes fear to the emotional response itself; emphasizes sudden, visceral alarm.
Source Gloss
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Moves from the object that provokes fear to the emotional response itself; emphasizes sudden, visceral alarm.
a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) BDB: dread Usage: dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Overwhelming dread or fear.
Showing 1 selected witness from 49 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
פַּחַד is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
The term conveys the inescapable intensity of judgment. Isaiah 24:16b-23
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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