Strong's Lexicon

H7297

H7297 — רָהָה

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

Hebrewrahahverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 2126

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7297
Word:	רָהָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	rahah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	raw-haw'
Meaning:	1. to fear
KJV Renderings:	be afraid.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3731

[יָרַהּ] verb only

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural תִּרְהוּ Isa 44:8 (van d. H Baer, but probably ִתּרְהוּ si vera lectio, so Thes); ? be stupefied (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 2301], Thes and others), but Frey fatuus et stolidus fuit; < Ew and others who read ִתּרְאוּ from ירא (|| פחד).

BDB7784

[רָהָה] verb dubious, apparently fear; —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine plural אַלתִּֿפְתֲדוּ וְאַלתִּֿרְהוּ Isa 44:8 Thes ִתּרְהוּ, but no √ ירהּ; Ew Brd Buhl^{Lex 13} ִתּרְאוּ; (יָרֵאׅ; > Lag Gr Che^Hpt תִּרְהֲבוּ (in Syriac sense).

Other Resources

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