בָּעַת

Strong’s Definition

to fear

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror
• 2.(niphal) to be terrified
• 3.(piel)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bâʻath; Pronunciation: baw-ath'