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Lexicon :: Strong's H2729 - ḥārēḏ

Aa
חָרֵד
Transliteration
ḥārēḏ
Pronunciation
khaw-rad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 735

Strong’s Definitions

חָרַד chârad, khaw-rad'; a primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety):—be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H2729 in the following manner: afraid (20x), tremble (13x), fray away (2x), careful (1x), discomfited (1x), fray (1x), quaked (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H2729 in the following manner: afraid (20x), tremble (13x), fray away (2x), careful (1x), discomfited (1x), fray (1x), quaked (1x).

  1. to tremble, quake, move about, be afraid, be startled, be terrified

    1. (Qal)

      1. to tremble, quake (of a mountain)

      2. to tremble (of people)

      3. to be anxiously careful

      4. to go or come trembling (with prep)

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to cause to tremble

      2. to drive in terror, rout (an army)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָרַד chârad, khaw-rad'; a primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety):—be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.
STRONGS H2729: Abbreviations
† חָרַד verb tremble, be terrified (Assyrian ḫarâdu, id., according to DlHA 20, Pr 46; Arabic خَرِدَ be bashful, shamefaced; Late Hebrew חֲרָדָה a trembling) —
Qal Perfect וְחָרַד consecutive Isaiah 19:16, חָֽרְדָה Isaiah 10:29, חָרַדְתְּ 2 Kings 4:13, חָרְדוּ 1 Samuel 13:7; 1 Samuel 14:15, וְחָֽרְדוּ consecutive Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 32:10; Imperfect יֶחֱרַד Job 37:1, וַיֶּחֱרַד Genesis 27:33 + 5 times; יֶחְרְדוּ Hosea 11:10; Ezekiel 26:18, יֶֽֽֽחֶרְדוּ Hosea 11:11, יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ Amos 3:6; Isaiah 41:6, וַיֶּֽֽֽחֶרְדוּ Genesis 42:28 + 2 times; Imperative חִרְדוּ Isaiah 32:11; —
1. tremble, quake, of a mountain Exodus 19:18 — so HCT, but read חָעָם, Greek Version of the LXX see Di (E); of isles Ezekiel 26:18 (metaphor, in fear); so Isaiah 41:5 (קְצוֺת הארץ, || אִיִּים יראו).
2. tremble, of persons under supernatural influence 1 Samuel 14:15 (|| חֲרָדֶה, וַתִּרְגַּז הָאָרָץ); start, start up (out of sleep) Ruth 3:8; in mental disturbance Genesis 27:33 (J; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) tremble, in terror Exodus 19:16 (E), Isaiah 32:11 (|| רגז), be startled (at sound of trumpet) Amos 3:6 compare 1 Kings 1:49 (+ קום, הלך, ירא); tremble Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 32:10 followed by לְ ＝at, Job 37:1 (לִבִּי), be terrified, of Egypt (personified) Isaiah 19:16 (|| פָּחַד), Ramah Isaiah 10:29, of Saul 1 Samuel 28:5 subject לִבּוֺ, || ירא).
3. be anxiously careful חָרַדְתְּ אֵלֵנוּ אתכֿל הַחֲרָדָה הַזּאֹת 2 Kings 4:13.
4. with prepositions pregnantly ＝go or come trembling 1 Samuel 13:7 (followed by מֵאחריו LXX of Lucian (Lag.) We Dr) Genesis 42:28 (E; followed by אֶלֿ) 1 Samuel 16:4 (followed by לִקְרָאתוֺ) so 1 Samuel 21:2, Hosea 11:10 (מִיָּם) Hosea 11:11 (מִמִּצְרַיִם).
Hiph. Perfect הֶחֱרִיד Judges 8:12, וְּהַחֲרַדְתִּ֫י 2 Samuel 17:2; Participle מַחֲרִיד Leviticus 6:26 + 11 times; Infinitive construct הַחֲרִיד Ezekiel 30:9; Zechariah 2:4; — drive in terror, rout an army, followed by accusative Judges 8:12; Ezekiel 30:9; Zechariah 2:4 compare 2 Samuel 17:2; (We proposes החרידו Hosea 5:8 'setzt Benjamin in Schrecken,' for MT אַחֲרֶיךָ); in Participle absolute, only in וְאֵין מ׳; and none shall terrify, i.e. disturb the peace of those reposing — שׁכב, שׁקט, רבץ, ישׁב, ישׁב לָבֶטַחִ — in the promised land Leviticus 26:6, so after captivity Jeremiah 30:10 ＝Jeremiah 46:27, also Ezekiel 34:28; Ezekiel 39:26; Micah 4:4; Zephaniah 3:13; of undisturbed peace of the righteous Job 11:19; peace of flocks in forsaken cities Isaiah 17:2; undisturbed feeding on carrion by fowl and beast Deuteronomy 28:26; Jeremiah 7:33, undisturbed prowling of lions Nahum 2:12 (metaphor of Assyrians).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

27:33; 27:33; 42:28; 42:28

Exodus

19:16; 19:18

Leviticus

6:26; 26:6

Deuteronomy

28:26

Judges

8:12; 8:12

Ruth

3:8

1 Samuel

13:7; 13:7; 14:15; 14:15; 16:4; 21:2; 28:5

2 Samuel

17:2; 17:2

1 Kings

1:49

2 Kings

4:13; 4:13

Job

11:19; 37:1; 37:1

Isaiah

10:29; 10:29; 17:2; 19:16; 19:16; 32:11; 32:11; 41:5; 41:6

Jeremiah

7:33; 30:10; 46:27

Ezekiel

26:16; 26:16; 26:18; 26:18; 30:9; 30:9; 32:10; 32:10; 34:28; 39:26

Hosea

5:8; 11:10; 11:10; 11:11; 11:11

Amos

3:6; 3:6

Micah

4:4

Nahum

2:12

Zephaniah

3:13

Zechariah

2:4; 2:4

H2729

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Strong's Number H2729 matches the Hebrew חָרֵד (ḥārēḏ),
which occurs 39 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:33 - And in great fear Isaac said, Who then is he who got meat and put it before me, and I took it all before you came, and gave him a blessing, and his it will be?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:28 - And he said to his brothers, My money has been given back: it is in my bag; then their hearts became full of fear, and turning to one another they said, What is this which God has done to us?

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - And when morning came on the third day, there were thunders and flames and a thick cloud on the mountain, and a horn sounding very loud; and all the people in the tents were shaking with fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:18 - And all the mountain of Sinai was smoking, for the Lord had come down on it in fire: and the smoke of it went up like the smoke of a great burning; and all the mountain was shaking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:6 - And I will give you peace in the land, and you will take your rest and no one will give you cause for fear; and I will put an end to all evil beasts in the land, and no sword of war will go through your land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:26 - Your bodies will be meat for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth; there will be no one to send them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:12 - And Zebah and Zalmunna went in flight; and he went after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and put all the army to the curse.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:8 - Now in the middle of the night, the man awaking from his sleep in fear, and lifting himself up, saw a woman stretched at his feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:7 - And a great number of the people had gone over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead; but Saul was still in Gilgal, and all the people went after him shaking in fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:15 - And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:4 - And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:1 - Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was full of fear at meeting David, and said to him, Why are you by yourself, having no man with you?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 28:5 - And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:2 - And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49 - And all the guests of Adonijah got up in fear and went away, every man to his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:13 - And he said to him, Now say to her, See, you have taken all this trouble for us; what is to be done for you? will you have any request made for you to the king or the captain of the army? But she said, I am living among my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:19 - Sleeping with no fear of danger; and men will be desiring to have grace in your eyes;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:1 - At this my heart is shaking; it is moved out of its place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:29 - They have gone across the mountain; Geba will be our resting-place tonight, they say: Ramah is shaking with fear; Gibeah of Saul has gone in flight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:2 - Her towns are unpeopled for ever; there the flocks take their rest in peace, without fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:16 - In that day the Egyptians will be like women: and the land will be shaking with fear because of the waving of the Lord's hand stretched out over it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:11 - Be shaking with fear, you women who are living in comfort; be troubled, you who have no fear of danger: take off your robes and put on clothing of grief.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:5 - The sea-lands saw it, and were in fear; the ends of the earth were shaking: they came near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:33 - And the bodies of this people will be food for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth; and there will be no one to send them away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - So have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, says the Lord; and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and at peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - But have no fear, O Jacob, my servant, and do not be troubled, O Israel: for see, I will make you come back from far away, and your seed from the land where they are prisoners; and Jacob will come back, and will be quiet and in peace, and no one will give him cause for fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - Then all the rulers of the sea will come down from their high seats, and put away their robes and take off their clothing of needlework: they will put on the clothing of grief, they will take their seats on the earth, shaking with fear every minute and overcome with wonder at you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the sea-lands will be shaking in the day of your fall; and all the ships on the sea will be overcome with fear at your going.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:9 - In that day men will go out quickly to take the news, causing fear in untroubled Ethiopia; and bitter pain will come on them as in the day of Egypt; for see, it is coming.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - And I will make a number of peoples overcome with wonder at you, and their kings will be full of fear because of you, when my sword is waved before them: they will be shaking every minute, every man fearing for his life, in the day of your fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:28 - And their goods will no longer be taken by the nations, and they will not again be food for the beasts of the earth; but they will be living safely and no one will be a cause of fear to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:26 - And they will be conscious of their shame and of all the wrong which they have done against me, when they are living in their land with no sense of danger and with no one to be a cause of fear to them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:10 - They will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - Shaking with fear like a bird, they will come out of Egypt, like a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will give them rest in their houses, says the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:6 - If the horn is sounded in the town will the people not be full of fear? will evil come on a town if the Lord has not done it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 4:4 - But every man will be seated under his vine and under his fig-tree, and no one will be a cause of fear to them: for the mouth of the Lord of armies has said it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the lions' hole, the place where the young lions got their food, where the lion and the she-lion were walking with their young, without cause for fear?

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:13 - The rest of Israel will do no evil and say no false words; the tongue of deceit will not be seen in their mouth: for they will take their food and their rest, and no one will be a cause of fear to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:21 - Then I said, What have these come to do? And he said, These are the horns which sent Judah in flight, and kept him from lifting up his head: but these men have come to send fear on them and to put down the nations who are lifting up their horns against the land of Judah to send it in flight.
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