To tremble
עָרַץStrong’s H6206arats (a-rats)
Appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Arats is the Hebrew word usually translated “terrified”, “terrify” and “must be terrified”. It appears in 15 verses of the Old Testament.
“Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.”
Meaning
- To tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble(Qal) · (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- you be terrified 3
- to terrify 3
- you must be terrified 2
- will you terrify 1
- i feared 1
- awesome 1
- you must regard with awe 1
- regard with awe you 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 6
- Deuteronomy 4
- Job 2
- Psalms 2
- Joshua 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 7:21Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
- Deuteronomy 20:3And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- Joshua 1:9Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
- Job 13:25Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?
- Job 31:34Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Hebrew dictionary
עָרַץ arats · to tremble
1) to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cause to tremble, terrify 1b2) to tremble, feel dread 1b) (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful 1c2) to inspire with awe, terrify
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “tremble” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TREM'BLE, verb intransitive
[Latin tremo.]
- To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder.
- To shake; to quiver; to totter.
- To quaver; to shake, as sound; as when we say, the voice trembles.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.