Strong's Lexicon

H6342

H6342 — פָּחַד

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewpachadverbOccurrences: 25TWOT: 1756

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6342
Word:	פָּחַד
Part of Speech:	verb
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	25
Transliteration:	pachad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-kkad'
Meaning:	1. to be startled (by a sudden alarm) 2. (hence) to fear in general
KJV Renderings:	be afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.

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BDB6575

פָּחַד verb dread, be in dread, in awe (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el (rare), Eccl 41:12 Imperative פחד על fear for; ᵑ7 פַּחְדָּא n.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular פָּחַד Ps 119:161 , ׳ וּפ consecutive Isa 19:16; Isa 60:5 1 singular פָּחַדְתִּי Job 3:25, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְחָ֑ד Isa 19:17 2 masculine singular תִּפְחָ֑ד Deut 28:67 +, etc.; —

1. be in dread, absolute Deut 28:66; Isa 12:2; Isa 33:14; Isa 44:8; Isa 44:11; Ps 78:53; Prov 3:24 ׳ לֹא פ Jer 36:24 sign of callousness; with accusative of cognate meaning with verb פַּחַד Deut 28:67 ; Job 3:25 ; Ps 14:5 = Ps 53:6 with מִן person Isa 19:17; Job 23:15; Ps 27:1 (|| יָרֵא), compare Ps 119:16 1, and (with מִפְּנֵי) Isa 19:16 with עַל of thing Jer 33:9 (+ רָֽגְזוּ); with אֶל, pregnantly, turn in dread to each other Jer 36:16, submitting to ׳ י Hos 3:5; Mic 7:17 (|| יָרֵא).

2. be in awe (at ׳ י's favour), absolute, Isa 60:5.

Pi`el be in great dread, Imperfect 2 masculine singular וַתְּפַחֵד Isa 51:13, with מִפְּנֵי thing; Participle absolute מְפַחֵד Prov 28:14 deeply dreading (that is, sin).

Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְחַיד Job 4:14 filled my bones with dread.

BDB9812

[פְּלַח] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u , fear, revere (and Biblical Hebrew יָרֵא , פָּחַד etc.); Egyptian Aramaic פלח worship Lzb³⁵¹; ᵑ7 פְּלַח serve, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6127]; Palmyrene פלחא soldier); —

Pe`al

1. pay reverence to deity (usually ל accusative): Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִפְלְחין Dan 3:28; Dan 7:14; Dan 7:27 so Participle active פָּלַח Dan 6:17; Dan 6:21, plural פָּֽלְחִין Dan 3:12; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:18, and (accusative of deity) Dan 3:17.

2. plural construct as noun פָּֽלְחֵי בֵית אֱלָהָא Ezra 7:24 servants of the house of God ( + priests, Nethinim, etc.).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke