Strong's Hebrew · H2283

H2283 châgâʼ

חָגָא

khaw-gaw'

terror

Looking for Greek G2283 Thámar? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2283. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

châgâʼ appears once in Scripture, in Isaiah 19:17. In the Doxa app, open that verse, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

properly, vertigo, i.e. (figuratively) fear

In the King James Version

terror.

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to revolve (compare H2287 (חָגַג));

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Isaiah 19:17

“The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.”

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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).

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