What does רַעַד mean in the Bible?
רַעַד is a Hebrew word meaning "a shudder".
Hebrew · H7461
רַעַד
A shudder
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רַעַד H7461
What does רַעַד mean in the Bible?
רַעַד is a Hebrew word meaning "a shudder".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7461?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include trembling (3), and trembling (2), with trembling (1).
Where does רַעַד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 15:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Exodus (1), Isaiah (1), Job (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 It trembling 3× Exodus 15:15, Psalms 48:6, Isaiah 33:14
and trembling 2× Job 4:14, Psalms 55:5
with trembling 1× Psalms 2:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 15:15 רָ֑עַד to trembling Noun - masculine singular Job 4:14 וּרְעָדָ֑ה to and trembling Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 2:11 בִּרְעָדָֽה׃ to with trembling Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Psalms 48:6 רְ֭עָדָה to Trembling Noun - feminine singular Psalms 55:5 וָ֭רַעַד to and trembling Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:14 רְעָדָ֖ה to trembling Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 15:15
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Exodus 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בִּרְעָדָֽה׃ 1x bir·‘ā·ḏāh Psalms 2:11
וָ֭רַעַד 1x wā·ra·‘aḏ Psalms 55:5
וּרְעָדָ֑ה 1x ū·rə·‘ā·ḏāh Job 4:14
רָ֑עַד 1x rā·‘aḏ Exodus 15:15
רְ֭עָדָה 1x rə·‘ā·ḏāh Psalms 48:6
רְעָדָ֖ה 1x rə·‘ā·ḏāh Isaiah 33:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 48:6, Isaiah 33:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Job 4:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 55:5
Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 15:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular 1x Psalms 2:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a shudder
Source Gloss
a shudder
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a shudder BDB: trembling Usage: trembling.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
רַעַד is built from this root:
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