What does רָגַז · חָטָא mean in the Bible?
רָגַז · חָטָא: Physical trembling as visible manifestation of intense inner emotion—anger, fear, or awe before the divine.
Hebrew · H7264, H2398
רָגַז
To quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear) · properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn
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רָגַזH7264to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
חָטָאH2398properly, to miss ; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin ; by inference, to forfeit , lack , expiate , repent , (causatively) lead astray , condemn
What does רָגַז (riḡzû) mean in the Bible?
רָגַז · חָטָא: Physical trembling as visible manifestation of intense inner emotion—anger, fear, or awe before the divine.
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7264, H2398?
H7264, H2398 is connected to 281 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Physical trembling as visible manifestation of intense inner emotion—anger, fear, or awe before the divine.
Strong'sH7264, H2398
Lexical occurrences281 versesWord forms2 forms23 referencesStudy linkPsalm 4:4–8Source Gloss
to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
Extended definition
Physical trembling as visible manifestation of intense inner emotion—anger, fear, or awe before the divine.
be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.
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 groups2Aligned forms23
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense20×
Imperfect2Sam 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 32:1012×
PerfectIsa 14:9 · Joel 2:10 · Prov 30:21 · Ps 77:194×
JussiveGen 45:24 · Joel 2:12×
Sequential imperfectIsa 32:11 · Ps 4:52×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action3×
ImperfectIsa 13:131×
Participle activeIsa 14:161×
PerfectIsa 23:111×
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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Old Testament Witnesses
Tremble, stand in awe, or be moved (often by anger/fear)
Additional Occurrences
Psalms 4:4-8רִגְזוּ וְאַל־תֶּחֱטָאוּ
tremble/be angry and do not sin
Word Origins
רָגַז is a primitive root - no further derivation.