What does רָגַז · ὀργίζω mean in the Bible?
רָגַז · ὀργίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tremble or erupt in anger".
Hebrew · H7264, G3710
רָגַז
To quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear) · to anger
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רָגַז H7264 to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
ὀργίζω G3710 to anger
Pronunciation orgízō
Provoked anger that rises suddenly; in NT always passive, emphasizing the emotional response triggered.
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What does רָגַז (ragaz) mean in the Bible?
רָגַז · ὀργίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tremble or erupt in anger".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7264, G3710?
H7264, G3710 is connected to 41 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to tremble or erupt in anger
Source Gloss
to tremble or erupt in anger
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 23
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 20×
Imperfect 2Sam 22:8 · Isa 64:1 · Mic 7:17 · Ps 18:8 · Ps 77:17 · Ps 99:1 · 1Chr 17:9 · 2Sam 7:10 · Isa 28:21 · Amos 8:8 · Hab 3:16 · Isa 32:10 12×
Perfect Isa 14:9 · Joel 2:10 · Prov 30:21 · Ps 77:19 4×
Jussive Gen 45:24 · Joel 2:1 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 32:11 · Ps 4:5 2×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 3×
Imperfect Isa 13:13 1×
Participle active Isa 14:16 1×
Perfect Isa 23:11 1×
Word Origins
רָגַז is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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