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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רָעַשׁH7493
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 Itquake4×Psalms 46:3, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 31:16, Nahum 1:5
and quaked3×2 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 77:18
quakes3×Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 10:10, Jeremiah 51:29
will shake3×Ezekiel 26:10, Ezekiel 27:28, Haggai 2:6
tremble2×Isaiah 14:16, Joel 2:10
will quake2×Jeremiah 49:21, Jeremiah 50:46
will tremble2×Ezekiel 38:20, Joel 3:16
am about to shake1×Haggai 2:21
are shaken1×Isaiah 24:18
Do you make him leap1×Job 39:20
I will shake1×Haggai 2:7
may it sway1×Psalms 72:16
shake1×Amos 9:1
shook1×Psalms 68:8
they were quaking1×Jeremiah 4:24
trembled1×Judges 5:4
will be shaken1×Isaiah 13:13
You have shaken1×Psalms 60:2
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:4רָעָ֔שָׁהtotrembledVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular2 Samuel 22:8וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙toand quakedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularJob 39:20הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּtoDo you make him leapVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singularPsalms 18:7וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀toand quakedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularPsalms 46:3יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־toquakeVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 60:2הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּהtoYou have shakenVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularPsalms 68:8רָעָ֨שָׁה׀toshookVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularPsalms 72:16יִרְעַ֣שׁtomay it swayVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 77:18וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁtoand quakedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularIsaiah 13:13וְתִרְעַ֥שׁtowill be shakenConjunctive 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 rowJudges 5:4
Aligned rows30
Books represented11
Judges12 Samuel1Job1Psalms6Isaiah3Jeremiah6Ezekiel5Joel2Amos1Nahum1Haggai3
Source forms
יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ2xyir·‘ă·šūEzekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28
רָעֲשָׁ֖ה2xrā·‘ă·šāhJeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 49:21
הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה1xhir·‘aš·tāhPsalms 60:2
הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי1xhir·‘aš·tîEzekiel 31:16
הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ1xhə·ṯar·‘î·šen·nūJob 39:20
וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙1xwə·hir·‘aš·tîHaggai 2:7
וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ1xwə·yir·‘ă·šūAmos 9:1
וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ1xway·yir·‘ă·šūIsaiah 24:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular4x2 Samuel 22:8, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 77:18, Jeremiah 51:29
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular4xJudges 5:4, Psalms 68:8, Jeremiah 8:16, Jeremiah 49:21
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular3xIsaiah 14:16, Haggai 2:6, Haggai 2:21
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xPsalms 46:3, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2xEzekiel 38:20, Joel 3:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2xJoel 2:10, Nahum 1:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular1xHaggai 2:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular1xIsaiah 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 definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms19
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense13×
PerfectJer 8:16 · Jer 49:21 · Judg 5:4 · Ps 68:9 · Joel 2:10 · Nah 1:56×
ImperfectEzek 26:15 · Ezek 27:28 · Ps 46:4 · Ezek 26:10 · Jer 10:10 · Ps 72:166×
Participle activeJer 4:241×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action5×
Participle activeHag 2:6 · Hag 2:21 · Isa 14:163×
PerfectEzek 31:16 · Ps 60:42×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
PerfectJer 50:461×
Word Origins
רָעַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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