רָגַז (H7264) — Hebrew Lexicon

רָגַז

𐤓𐤂𐤆

râgaz

H7264 verb

SILEX Entry

Root רגז to tremble, to shake, to be agitated, to be disturbed

Definition

To tremble or shake, physically or metaphorically, often as a result of intense emotion such as fear, anger, agitation, or awe. The verb encompasses both literal physical trembling and figurative states of emotional disturbance, unrest, or provocation, and can apply to individuals, groups, or even natural phenomena.

Semantic Range

to tremble, to shake, to quake, to be agitated, to be disturbed, to become angry, to be enraged, to be anxious, to be terrified, to be disquieted, to provoke, to cause to tremble, to be unsettled

Root / Etymology

From the root רָגַז (רגז), which fundamentally expresses the notion of trembling or shaking. The verbal pattern qal denotes states or processes; in this case, the derivation is direct, with the core sense of agitation or quivering extending metaphorically to emotional states.

Historical & Contextual Notes

רָגַז appears across various periods of biblical literature, including poetic, prophetic, and narrative texts. Its primary sense is agitation—whether physical, emotional, or societal. In poetry (e.g., Psalms), it describes both the trembling of the earth and the disquiet of people. In prophetic literature, it can denote dread or terror provoked by divine action or approaching disaster. When used of individuals, it typically conveys intense negative emotion: rage, indignation, anxiety, or fear. It should be distinguished from synonyms like חָרַד (charad, to tremble usually from fear or reverence) and רָעַשׁ (ra‘ash, to quake or shake, especially of earth or sound). English translations frequently select terms according to context, sometimes narrowing the sense to anger or fear, but the underlying Hebrew often retains a broader or multivalent sense of violent perturbation. Later Hebrew and post-biblical usage sometimes narrow the term predominantly toward agitation or anger, but the biblical semantic range remains wider.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear); be afraid, stand in awe, disquiet, fall out, fret, move, provoke, quake, rage, shake, tremble, trouble, be wroth.

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Root Family

רגז (r-g-z) — trembling, shaking, agitation, disturbance

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H7265	רְגַז	they caused to tremble
H7266	רְגַז	in violent agitation
H7267	רֹגֶז	in agitation
H7268	רַגָּז	trembling one
H7269	רׇגְזָה	in trembling agitation

Word Forms

26 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H7264-06`	הִֽתְרַגֶּזְ/ךָ֥	hiteragezekha	`HVtc/Sp2ms`	your raging	your agitating yourself	4
`H7264-25`	יִרְגְּז֕וּ	yiregezu	`HVqj3mp`	let-tremble	let them tremble	4
`H7264-09`	רָגְזָ֥ה	ragezah	`HVqp3fs`	is stirred	she trembled	4
`H7264-22`	יִרְגַּ֖ז	yiregaz	`HVqi3ms`	he will rage	he will tremble	3
`H7264-23`	יִרְגָּ֑זוּ	yiregazu	`HVqi3mp`	trembled	they tremble	3
`H7264-15`	וַ/תִּרְגַּ֣ז	vatiregaz	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and it trembled	and she trembled	2
`H7264-21`	וְ/רָגְז֥וּ	veragezu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and shall tremble	and they trembled	2
`H7264-02`	אֶרְגָּ֑ז	eregaz	`HVqi1cs`	I tremble	I tremble	1
`H7264-17`	וַ/יִּרְגַּ֣ז	vayiregaz	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and trembled	and he trembled	1
`H7264-01`	אַרְגִּ֔יז	aregiz	`HVhi1cs`	I will shake	I will cause to tremble	1
`H7264-05`	הִרְגִּ֖יז	hiregiz	`HVhp3ms`	he shook	he caused to tremble	1
`H7264-24`	יִרְגָּז֑וּ/ן	yiregazun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	they tremble	they will tremble	1
`H7264-16`	וַ/תִּרְגְּזִי	vatiregezi	`HC/Vqw2fs`	and you angered	and you trembled	1
`H7264-18`	וַֽ/יִּרְגְּזוּ֙	vayiregezu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	quaked	and they trembled	1
`H7264-20`	וְ/רָגַ֥ז	veragaz	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and rages	and he trembled	1
`H7264-10`	רְגָ֖זָה	regazah	`HVqv2fp`	be troubled	Tremble!	1
`H7264-08`	מַרְגִּ֣יז	maregiz	`HVhrmsa`	who made tremble	one who causes trembling	1
`H7264-04`	הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖/נִי	hiregazetani	`HVhp2ms/Sp1cs`	have you disquieted me	you caused me to tremble	1
`H7264-13`	תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה	tiregazenah	`HVqi2fp`	you will tremble	you women will tremble	1
`H7264-03`	הַ/מַּרְגִּ֣יז	hamaregiz	`HTd/Vhrmsa`	Who shakes	the one who causes trembling	1
`H7264-12`	תִרְגַּ֣ז	tiregaz	`HVqi3fs`	tremble	she will tremble	1
`H7264-07`	לְ/מַרְגִּ֣יזֵי	lemaregizey	`HR/Vhrmpc`	to provokers	to the agitation-causers of	1
`H7264-14`	תִּרְגְּז֖וּ	tiregezu	`HVqj2mp`	quarrel	may you tremble	1
`H7264-26`	יִרְגְּז֕וּ/ן	yiregezun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	tremble	they will tremble	1
`H7264-11`	רִגְז֗וּ	rigezu	`HVqv2mp`	Tremble	Tremble!	1
`H7264-19`	וְ/הִרְגִּ֖יז	vehiregiz	`HC/Vhc`	and disquiet	and to cause to tremble	1

Occurrences in Scripture

41 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H7264-14`	Genesis 45:24	תִּרְגְּז֖וּ	tiregezu	`HVqj2mp`	quarrel	may you tremble
`H7264-24`	Exodus 15:14	יִרְגָּז֑וּ/ן	yiregazun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	they tremble	they will tremble
`H7264-21`	Deuteronomy 2:25	וְ/רָגְז֥וּ	veragezu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and shall tremble	and they trembled
`H7264-15`	1 Samuel 14:15	וַ/תִּרְגַּ֣ז	vatiregaz	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and shook	and she trembled
`H7264-04`	1 Samuel 28:15	הִרְגַּזְתַּ֖/נִי	hiregazetani	`HVhp2ms/Sp1cs`	have you disquieted me	you caused me to tremble
`H7264-22`	2 Samuel 7:10	יִרְגַּ֖ז	yiregaz	`HVqi3ms`	will disturb	he will tremble
`H7264-17`	2 Samuel 19:1	וַ/יִּרְגַּ֣ז	vayiregaz	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and trembled	and he trembled
`H7264-23`	2 Samuel 22:8	יִרְגָּ֑זוּ	yiregazu	`HVqi3mp`	trembled	they tremble
`H7264-06`	2 Kings 19:27	הִֽתְרַגֶּזְ/ךָ֥	hiteragezekha	`HVtc/Sp2ms`	your raging	your agitating yourself
`H7264-06`	2 Kings 19:28	הִתְרַגֶּזְ/ךָ֣	hiteragezekha	`HVtc/Sp2ms`	your raging	your agitating yourself
`H7264-18`	Isaiah 5:25	וַֽ/יִּרְגְּזוּ֙	vayiregezu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	quaked	and they trembled
`H7264-01`	Isaiah 13:13	אַרְגִּ֔יז	aregiz	`HVhi1cs`	I will shake	I will cause to tremble
`H7264-09`	Isaiah 14:9	רָגְזָ֥ה	ragezah	`HVqp3fs`	is stirred	she trembled
`H7264-08`	Isaiah 14:16	מַרְגִּ֣יז	maregiz	`HVhrmsa`	who made tremble	one who causes trembling
`H7264-05`	Isaiah 23:11	הִרְגִּ֖יז	hiregiz	`HVhp3ms`	he shook	he caused to tremble
`H7264-22`	Isaiah 28:21	יִרְגָּ֑ז	yiregaz	`HVqi3ms`	he will rage	he will tremble
`H7264-13`	Isaiah 32:10	תִּרְגַּ֖זְנָה	tiregazenah	`HVqi2fp`	you will tremble	you women will tremble
`H7264-10`	Isaiah 32:11	רְגָ֖זָה	regazah	`HVqv2fp`	be troubled	Tremble!
`H7264-06`	Isaiah 37:28	הִֽתְרַגֶּזְ/ךָ֥	hiteragezekha	`HVtc/Sp2ms`	your raging	your agitating yourself
`H7264-06`	Isaiah 37:29	הִתְרַגֶּזְ/ךָ֣	hiteragezekha	`HVtc/Sp2ms`	you have raged	your agitating yourself
`H7264-23`	Isaiah 64:1	יִרְגָּֽזוּ	yiregazu	`HVqi3mp`	shake	they tremble
`H7264-21`	Jeremiah 33:9	וְ/רָֽגְז֗וּ	veragezu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and-they-will-tremble	and they trembled
`H7264-19`	Jeremiah 50:34	וְ/הִרְגִּ֖יז	vehiregiz	`HC/Vhc`	and disquiet	and to cause to tremble
`H7264-16`	Ezekiel 16:43	וַ/תִּרְגְּזִי	vatiregezi	`HC/Vqw2fs`	and you angered	and you trembled
`H7264-25`	Joel 2:1	יִרְגְּז֕וּ	yiregezu	`HVqj3mp`	let-tremble	let them tremble
`H7264-09`	Joel 2:10	רָ֣גְזָה	ragezah	`HVqp3fs`	quakes	she trembled
`H7264-12`	Amos 8:8	תִרְגַּ֣ז	tiregaz	`HVqi3fs`	tremble	she will tremble
`H7264-25`	Micah 7:17	יִרְגְּז֖וּ	yiregezu	`HVqi3mp`	they will come trembling	let them tremble
`H7264-26`	Habakkuk 3:7	יִרְגְּז֕וּ/ן	yiregezun	`HVqi3mp/Sn`	tremble	they will tremble
`H7264-15`	Habakkuk 3:16	וַ/תִּרְגַּ֣ז	vatiregaz	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and it trembled	and she trembled
`H7264-02`	Habakkuk 3:16	אֶרְגָּ֑ז	eregaz	`HVqi1cs`	I tremble	I tremble
`H7264-11`	Psalms 4:5	רִגְז֗וּ	rigezu	`HVqv2mp`	Tremble	Tremble!
`H7264-23`	Psalms 18:8	יִרְגָּ֑זוּ	yiregazu	`HVqi3mp`	trembled	they tremble
`H7264-25`	Psalms 77:17	יִרְגְּז֥וּ	yiregezu	`HVqi3mp`	the depths quaked	let them tremble
`H7264-09`	Psalms 77:19	רָגְזָ֖ה	ragezah	`HVqp3fs`	trembled	she trembled
`H7264-25`	Psalms 99:1	יִרְגְּז֣וּ	yiregezu	`HVqi3mp`	let-tremble	let them tremble
`H7264-20`	Proverbs 29:9	וְ/רָגַ֥ז	veragaz	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and rages	and he trembled
`H7264-09`	Proverbs 30:21	רָ֣גְזָה	ragezah	`HVqp3fs`	trembles	she trembled
`H7264-03`	Job 9:6	הַ/מַּרְגִּ֣יז	hamaregiz	`HTd/Vhrmsa`	Who shakes	the one who causes trembling
`H7264-07`	Job 12:6	לְ/מַרְגִּ֣יזֵי	lemaregizey	`HR/Vhrmpc`	to provokers	to the agitation-causers of
`H7264-22`	1 Chronicles 17:9	יִרְגַּ֖ז	yiregaz	`HVqi3ms`	shall be disturbed	he will tremble

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