עָרַץ

Strong’s Definition

to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be affrighted (afraid, dread, feared, terrified), break, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, shake terribly.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be awesome, be terrible
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻârats; Pronunciation: aw-rats'