Hebrew and Greek words › Hebrew › H367
אֵימָה emah
Hebrew word for “terror” · Strong’s H367 · used 17 times in 17 verses
Meaning
terror, dread
How it is translated
Glosses given for emah in context, with how often each is used:
- terror 8
- dread 5
- terrors 4
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 6 | 0.7 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Genesis | 1 | 0.0 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Joshua | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezra | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Isaiah | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Jeremiah | 1 | 0.0 |
Chapters where it is used most
Genesis 15 (1), Exodus 15 (1), Exodus 23 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), Joshua 2 (1), Ezra 3 (1), Job 9 (1), Job 13 (1), Job 20 (1), Job 33 (1)
Forms
- אימה 5
- אימתה 1
- אימתי 1
- אימתכם 1
- באימה 1
- ואמתו 1
- ואמתך 1
- אמים 1
- אמתי 1
- ואימות 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with emah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- בָּעַת baat “to terrify” 3
- נָפַל naphal “to fall” 4
- עָבַר avar “to pass” 2
- גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 2
- לֵב lev “heart” 2
- אַל al “not” 2
- הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 2
Key verses
The verses using emah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 15:12 — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
- Exodus 15:16 — Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass…
- Exodus 23:27 — I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
- Deuteronomy 32:25 — The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
- Joshua 2:9 — And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint…
- Job 9:34 — Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
- Job 13:21 — Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
- Psalms 55:4 — My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
- Psalms 88:15 — I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
- Proverbs 20:2 — The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- Isaiah 33:18 — Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
- Jeremiah 50:38 — A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.
See all 17 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.