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פַּחַד

𐤐𐤇𐤃

pachad

H6343 noun

SILEX Entry

Root פחד to fear, to dread, to tremble in alarm

Definition

Dread, intense fear, or terror, particularly as a palpable emotion or as the object causing fear. Refers to both a psychological state of profound apprehension and the concrete phenomenon or event that provokes such fear. Can denote an overwhelming sense of danger, dismay, or awe in both personal and communal contexts. In poetic and prophetic literature, often describes that which is fiercely frightening or inspires overwhelming alarm.

Semantic Range

terror, intense fear, dread, object of fear, source of alarm, overwhelming anxiety, thing that causes fear, psychological panic

Root / Etymology

From the root פחד (pḥd), meaning 'to fear, be in dread, feel terrified.' The noun form פַּחַד derives from this root and denotes that which brings about or embodies fear. The root conveys the sense of an intense, usually sudden, fear or trepidation.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פַּחַד carries a strong sense of sudden, overwhelming fear or terror and is frequently contrasted with יִרְאָה (yirʼah), which denotes a more general or even reverential 'fear' or 'awe.' The term appears in a variety of contexts: describing the psychological reaction to imminent threat (e.g., battle, enemy invasion), personified as an agent or force (Job 18:11), or as the anticipated dread evoked by divine intervention or judgment (Isaiah 2:10, Jeremiah 30:5). In wisdom literature, פַּחַד can signify the existential anxiety of human life confronted with disaster. Unlike some later English translations that may simply gloss as 'fear' or 'terror,' פַּחַד is distinct from notions of respect or awe and specifically emphasizes the alarming, sometimes paralyzing, quality of fear. Over time, the nuance in prophetic texts often broadens to include both outward terror and inward psychological unease, showing flexibility of the term across different biblical strata.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from פָּחַד; a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling); dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.

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Root Family

פחד (p-ḥ-d) — to fear, to dread, to tremble in alarm

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6342 פָּחַד I will dread
H6344 פַּחַד his testicles
H6345 פַּחְדָּה my dread

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H6343-08 פַּֽחַד pachad HNcmsc fear dread of 16
H6343-02 פָ֑חַד fachad HNcmsa fear intense dread 8
H6343-06 מִ/פַּ֤חַד mipachad HR/Ncmsc from fear from dread of 7
H6343-14 וּ/פַ֤חַד ufachad HC/Ncmsc and a dread and dread-of 2
H6343-11 פַּחְדְּ/כֶ֨ם pachedekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp dread of you your dread 2
H6343-04 הַ/פַּ֨חַד֙ hapachad HTd/Ncmsa of the terror the dread 2
H6343-09 פַּחְדָּ֣/ם pachedam HNcmsc/Sp3mp the dread of them their dread 2
H6343-16 וָ/פַ֔חַד vafachad HC/Ncmsa and dread and dread 2
H6343-15 וּ֝/פַחְדּ֗/וֹ ufachedo HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and his dread and his dread 1
H6343-13 פְּחָדִ֥ים pechadim HNcmpa of terrors terrors 1

Occurrences in Scripture

49 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H6343-14 Genesis 31:42 וּ/פַ֤חַד ufachad HC/Ncmsc and the Fear and dread-of
H6343-01 Genesis 31:53 בְּ/פַ֖חַד befachad HR/Ncmsc by the fear in dread of
H6343-16 Exodus 15:16 וָ/פַ֔חַד vafachad HC/Ncmsa and dread and dread
H6343-10 Deuteronomy 2:25 פַּחְדְּ/ךָ֙ pachedekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms the dread of you your dread
H6343-11 Deuteronomy 11:25 פַּחְדְּ/כֶ֨ם pachedekhem HNcmsc/Sp2mp dread of you your dread
H6343-06 Deuteronomy 28:67 מִ/פַּ֤חַד mipachad HR/Ncmsc from fear from dread of
H6343-08 1 Samuel 11:7 פַּֽחַד pachad HNcmsc terror dread of
H6343-08 Isaiah 2:10 פַּ֣חַד pachad HNcmsc terror dread of
H6343-08 Isaiah 2:19 פַּ֤חַד pachad HNcmsc the terror dread of
H6343-08 Isaiah 2:21 פַּ֤חַד pachad HNcmsc the terror dread of
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