פָּחַד
pâchad · paw-kkad'
to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
- to be startled (by a sudden alarm)
- hence, to fear in general
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.
Letters
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to speak, the word › to separate and protect › the doorway, the way in
To speak, the word that works to separate and protect of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of פָּחַד above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
25 occurrences · 25 OT · 0 NT · 25 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- fear3 · 12%
- thee; and thou shalt fear1 · 4%
- wherewith thou shalt fear1 · 4%
- feared1 · 4%
- to shake1 · 4%
- i am afraid1 · 4%
- of whom shall i be afraid1 · 4%
- so that they feared1 · 4%
- standeth in awe1 · 4%
- thou shalt not be afraid1 · 4%
- that feareth1 · 4%
- and not be afraid1 · 4%
- and fear1 · 4%
- thereof shall be afraid1 · 4%
- are afraid1 · 4%
- yet they shall fear1 · 4%
- and hast feared1 · 4%
- shall fear1 · 4%
- unto them: and they shall fear1 · 4%
- they were afraid1 · 4%
- yet they were not afraid1 · 4%
- and shall fear1 · 4%
- they shall be afraid1 · 4%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.