Chârad — H2729

H2729 · Hebrew — חרד

Pronunciation: khaw-rad'

Definition

verb

to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)

  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)

Usually translated as

afraid, tremble, be careful, be, discomfit, fray, quake

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Chârad occurs 39 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (2), Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), Job (2), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (3), Ezekiel (6), Hosea (2), Amos (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — C