What does רָעַשׁ mean in the Bible?
; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)".
Hebrew · H7493
רָעַשׁ
To undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
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רָעַשׁ H7493
What does רָעַשׁ mean in the Bible?
רָעַשׁ is a Hebrew word meaning "to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7493?
The BSB source-word alignment has 30 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include quake (4), and quaked (3), quakes (3), will shake (3), tremble (2).
Where does רָעַשׁ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), Psalms (6), Ezekiel (5), Haggai (3).
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 quake 4× Psalms 46:3, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 31:16, Nahum 1:5
and quaked 3× 2 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 77:18
quakes 3× Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 10:10, Jeremiah 51:29
will shake 3× Ezekiel 26:10, Ezekiel 27:28, Haggai 2:6
tremble 2× Isaiah 14:16, Joel 2:10
will quake 2× Jeremiah 49:21, Jeremiah 50:46
will tremble 2× Ezekiel 38:20, Joel 3:16
am about to shake 1× Haggai 2:21
are shaken 1× Isaiah 24:18
Do you make him leap 1× Job 39:20
I will shake 1× Haggai 2:7
may it sway 1× Psalms 72:16
shake 1× Amos 9:1
shook 1× Psalms 68:8
they were quaking 1× Jeremiah 4:24
trembled 1× Judges 5:4
will be shaken 1× Isaiah 13:13
You have shaken 1× Psalms 60:2
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:4 רָעָ֔שָׁה to trembled Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2 Samuel 22:8 וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ to and quaked Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Job 39:20 הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ to Do you make him leap Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Psalms 18:7 וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀ to and quaked Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 46:3 יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־ to quake Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Psalms 60:2 הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה to You have shaken Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 68:8 רָעָ֨שָׁה׀ to shook Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Psalms 72:16 יִרְעַ֣שׁ to may it sway Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 77:18 וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁ to and quaked Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Isaiah 13:13 וְתִרְעַ֥שׁ to will be shaken Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:4
Aligned rows 30
Books represented 11
Judges 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 6 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 5 Joel 2 Amos 1 Nahum 1 Haggai 3
Source forms
יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ 2x yir·‘ă·šū Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28
רָעֲשָׁ֖ה 2x rā·‘ă·šāh Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 49:21
הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה 1x hir·‘aš·tāh Psalms 60:2
הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי 1x hir·‘aš·tî Ezekiel 31:16
הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ 1x hə·ṯar·‘î·šen·nū Job 39:20
וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ 1x wə·hir·‘aš·tî Haggai 2:7
וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ 1x wə·yir·‘ă·šū Amos 9:1
וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ 1x way·yir·‘ă·šū Isaiah 24:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 4x 2 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 77:18, Jeremiah 51:29
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 4x Judges 5:4, Psalms 68:8, Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 49:21
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 3x Isaiah 14:16, Haggai 2:6, Haggai 2:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 46:3, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 2x Ezekiel 38:20, Joel 3:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Joel 2:10, Nahum 1:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Haggai 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 13:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Source Gloss
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust) BDB: quake Usage: make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) 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 groups 3 Aligned forms 19
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 13×
Perfect Jer 8:16 · Jer 49:21 · Judg 5:4 · Ps 68:9 · Joel 2:10 · Nah 1:5 6×
Imperfect Ezek 26:15 · Ezek 27:28 · Ps 46:4 · Ezek 26:10 · Jer 10:10 · Ps 72:16 6×
Participle active Jer 4:24 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Participle active Hag 2:6 · Hag 2:21 · Isa 14:16 3×
Perfect Ezek 31:16 · Ps 60:4 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Jer 50:46 1×
Word Origins
רָעַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
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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