ʻârîyts — H6184

H6184 · Hebrew — עריץ

Pronunciation: aw-reets'

Definition

adjective

fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical

  1. awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty

Usually translated as

terrible, mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, violent

Origin

from H6206

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻârîyts occurs 20 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (3), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (7), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (4)