What does רָעַד mean in the Bible?
רָעַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to shudder (more or less violently)".
Hebrew · H7460
רָעַד
To shudder (more or less violently)
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רָעַדH7460
What does רָעַד mean in the Bible?
רָעַד is a Hebrew word meaning "to shudder (more or less violently)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7460?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trembling (2), and it trembles (1).
Where does רָעַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 10:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (1), Ezra (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 Ittrembling2×Ezra 10:9, Daniel 10:11
and it trembles1×Psalms 104:32
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowEzra 10:9
Aligned rows3
Books represented3
Ezra1Psalms1Daniel1
Source forms
וַתִּרְעָ֑ד1xwat·tir·‘āḏPsalms 104:32
מַרְעִֽיד׃1xmar·‘îḏDaniel 10:11
מַרְעִידִ֥ים1xmar·‘î·ḏîmEzra 10:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular1xPsalms 104:32
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural1xEzra 10:9
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xDaniel 10:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to shudder (more or less violently)
Source Gloss
to shudder (more or less violently)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to shudder (more or less violently) BDB: tremble Usage: tremble.
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 groups1Aligned forms2
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
Participle activeDan 10:11 · Ezra 10:92×
Word Origins
רָעַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.