ʼêymâh — H367

Definition

feminine noun

fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)

1. terror, dread

Usually translated as

fear, terror, terrible, dread, horror, idol

Origin

or (shortened) ʼêmâh; from the same as H366

• Same as ʼâyôm (H366)

Greek equivalents

• apeilḗ (G547)
• deilía (G1167)
• trómos (G5156)
• phóbos (G5401)

Occurrences

ʼêymâh occurs 16 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (1), Ezra (1), Job (6), Psalms (2), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Exodus 15:16 — Fear (אֵימָ֙תָה֙) 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 over, which thou hast purchased.
• Exodus 23:27 — I will send my fear (אֵֽימָתִי֙) 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 (אֵימָ֑ה) 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 (אֵֽימַתְכֶם֙) is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.
• Ezra 3:3 — And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear (בְּאֵימָ֣ה) was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.
• Job 9:34 — Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear (וְ֝אֵמָת֗וֹ) terrify me:
• Job 13:21 — Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread (וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗) make me afraid.
• Job 20:25 — It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors (אֵמִֽים) are upon him.
• Job 33:7 — Behold, my terror (אֵ֭מָתִי) shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
• Job 39:20 — Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible (אֵימָֽה).
• Job 41:14 — Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible (אֵימָֽה) round about.
• Psalms 55:4 — My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors (וְאֵימ֥וֹת) 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 (אֵמֶ֣יךָ) I am distracted.
• Proverbs 20:2 — The fear (אֵ֣ימַת) 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 (אֵימָ֑ה). 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 (וּבָאֵימִ֖ים).