Strong's Hebrew · H1204
H1204 bâʻath
בָּעַת
baw-ath'
to terrify
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bâʻath appears 16 times in Scripture, including 1 Samuel 16:14 and 2 Samuel 22:5. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to fear
In the King James Version
affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 16 times in Scripture
“Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.”
“Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.”
“Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.”
“then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,”
“May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.”
“For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.”
“but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.”
“Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.”
“Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.”
“Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
