Definition:
- Psalm 119:120 "My flesh trembles in fear of you; I stand in awe of your laws." This verse sums up a good understanding of the fear of the Lord. Notice that my flesh trembles in fear of God, and rightly it should, since the presence of the Lord is the death of the fleshly nature, though it is a gradual death that comes with each obedience to the Holy Spirit. My inner man, the Christ in me, the real me, stands in holy awe of God. The Christ in me, the real me, is not trembling in fear of God but standing in awe. The natural, fallen, man is certainly in morbid fear of God.
- Fear of God is a combination of awe, fear that one may have in the presence of an angel, deep reverence, honor, and respect.
- In the Bible, the word, fear, can also mean a destructive fear, as of the fear of men or events. This is the kind of fear that love casts out and the kind of fear that is a snare.
Strong's Definitions:
01481 guwr goor abide, stand in awe and dread, excite oneself abide, stand in awe and dread, excite oneself a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 330} {See TWOT on 332} AV-sojourn 58, dwell 12, afraid 6, stranger 6, gather together 4, fear 3, abide 2, assemble 1, stand in awe 1, gathered 1, inhabitant 1, remain 1, sojourners 1, surely 1; 98 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time 1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell 1b) (Hithpolel) 1b1) to seek hospitality with 1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to stir up strife 2a2) to quarrel 2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid 3a) (Qal) 3a1) to fear, be afraid 3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe
01674 d@'agah deh-aw-gaw' anxiety, worry, care, heaviness over possible future events. Never used to admonish us to fear God. from 01672; n f; {See TWOT on 393 @@ "393a"} AV-carefulness 2, fear 1, heaviness 1, sorrow 1, with care 1; 6 1) anxiety, anxious care, care
01763 dechal (Aramaic) deh-khal' human fear--dechal is never used to admonish us to fear God corresponding to 02119; v; {See TWOT on 2672} AV-fear 2, dreadful 2, terrible 1, afraid 1; 6 1) to fear 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to fear 1a2) terrible (pass participle) 1b) (Pael) to cause to be afraid, make afraid
02342 chuwl khool or ליח chiyl kheel pain, sorrow, writhe, dance, and fear of pain or punishment a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 623} AV-pain 6, formed 5, bring forth 4, pained 4, tremble 4, travail 4, dance 2, calve 2, grieved 2, grievous 2, wounded 2, shake 2, misc 23; 62 1) to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dance 1a2) to twist, writhe 1a3) to whirl, whirl about 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to dance 1b2) to writhe (in travail with), bear, bring forth 1b3) to wait anxiously 1c) (Pulal) 1c1) to be made to writhe, be made to bear 1c2) to be brought forth 1d) (Hophal) to be born 1e) (Hithpolel) 1e1) whirling (participle) 1e2) writhing, suffering torture (participle) 1e3) to wait longingly 1f) (Hithpalpel) to be distressed
02731 charadah khar-aw-daw' from 02730; n f; {See TWOT on 735 @@ "735b"} AV-trembling 4, fear 2, exceedingly 1, care 1, quaking 1; 9 1) fear, anxiety, quaking, trembling, (extreme) anxiety, anxious care 1a) trembling, quaking 1b) anxious care
02844 chath khath never used as the fear of God. from 02865; n m; {See TWOT on 784 @@ "784a"} AV-dread 1, broken 1, fear 1, dismayed 1; 4 1) fear, terror 2) shattered, dismayed 2a) shattered 2b) dismayed
03025 yagor yaw-gore' a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 843} AV-afraid 4, fear 1; 5 1) (Qal) to fear, dread, be afraid
03372 yare' yaw-ray' a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 907} {See TWOT on 908} AV-fear 188, afraid 78, terrible 23, terrible thing 6, dreadful 5, reverence 3, fearful 2, terrible acts 1, misc 8; 314 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
03374 yir'ah yir-aw' from 03373; n f; {See TWOT on 907 @@ "907b"} AV-fear 41, exceedingly + 01419 2, dreadful 1, fearfulness 1; 45 1) fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered
04032 magowr maw-gore' or (#La 2:22) רוגמ maguwr maw-goor' from 01481 in the sense of fearing; n m; {See TWOT on 332 @@ "332a"} AV-fear 6, terror 2; 8 1) fear, terror
04172 mowra' mo-raw' or ×רמ mora' mo-raw' or הרומ morah (#Ps 9:20) mo-raw' from 03372; n m; {See TWOT on 907 @@ "907c"} {See TWOT on 907 @@ "907d"} AV-fear 8, terror 3, dread 1, terribleness 1; 13 1) fear, reverence, terror 1a) fear, terror 1b) reverence 1c) object of reverence 1d) awe-inspiring spectacle or deed
06206 'arats aw-rats'
examples: fear of others: be not afraid fear with reverence: God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. speaking of the wicked: for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. fear with total dedication to God: Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear [lit. object of reverence ], and let him be your dread .
a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1702} AV-afraid 3, fear 3, dread 2, terribly 2, break 1, affrighted 1, oppress 1, prevail 1, terrified 1; 15 1) to tremble, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified, cause to tremble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cause to tremble, terrify 1b2) to tremble, feel dread 1b) (Niphal) to be awesome, be terrible 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard or treat with awe, regard or treat as awful 1c2) to inspire with awe, terrify
06342 pachad paw-kkad' a primitive root; v; {See TWOT on 1756} AV-fear 14, afraid 9, awe 1, shake 1; 25 1) to fear, tremble, revere, dread, be in awe or dread 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be in dread 1a2) to be in awe 1b) (Piel) to be in great dread 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to dread
06343 pachad pakh'- ad from 06342; n m; {See TWOT on 1756 @@ "1756a"} AV-fear 40, dread 3, great 2, terror 2, dreadful 1, greatly 1; 49 1) terror, dread 1a) dread 1b) object of dread
1) anxiety, anxious care, carefrom 06437; n m; {See TWOT on 1782 @@ "1782a"} AV-before 1137, face 390, presence 76, because 67, sight 40, countenance 30, from 27, person 21, upon 20, of 20, ... me 18, against 17, ... him 16, open 13, for 13, toward 9, misc 195; 2109 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
06440 paniym paw-neem' pl. (but always as sing.) of an unused noun ×”× ×¤ paneh paw-neh' from 06437; n m; {See TWOT on 1782 @@ "1782a"} AV-before 1137, face 390, presence 76, because 67, sight 40, countenance 30, from 27, person 21, upon 20, of 20, ... me 18, against 17, ... him 16, open 13, for 13, toward 9, misc 195; 2109 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of
07267 rogez ro'- ghez from 07264; n m; {See TWOT on 2112 @@ "2112a"} AV-trouble 2, troubling 1, noise 1, rage 1, fear 1, wrath 1; 7 1) agitation, excitement, raging, trouble, turmoil, trembling 1a) turmoil, disquiet, raging 1b) trembling, trepidation
0367 'eymah ay-maw' or ×”×ž× (shortened) 'emah ay-maw' dread and fear - this word is never used to admonish us to fear God. from the same as 0366; n f; {See TWOT on 80 @@ "80b"} AV-terror( s) 7, fear 5, terrible 2, dread 1, horror 1, idols 1; 17 1) terror, dread
5399 phobeo fob-eh'-o from 5401; TDNT-9:189,1272; v AV-fear 62, be afraid 23, be afraid of 5, reverence 1, misc 2; 93 1) to put to flight by terrifying (to scare away) 1a) to put to flight, to flee 1b) to fear, be afraid 1b1) to be struck with fear, to be seized with alarm 1b1a) of those startled by strange sights or occurrences 1b1b) of those struck with amazement 1b2) to fear, be afraid of one 1b3) to fear (i.e. hesitate) to do something (for fear of harm) 1c) to reverence, venerate, to treat with deference or reverential obedience 5401 phobos fob'-os from a primary phebomai (to be put in fear); TDNT-9:189,1272; n m AV-fear 41, terror 3, misc 3; 47 1) fear, dread, terror 1a) that which strikes terror 2) reverence for one's husband
870 aphobos af-ob'-oce
Never used as the fear of God.
from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and 5401;; adv AV-without fear 4; 4 1) without fear, boldly
2125 eulabeomai yoo-lab-eh'-om-ahee middle voice from 2126; TDNT-2:751,*; v AV-fearing 1, moved with fear 1; 2 1) to act cautiously, circumspectly 2) to beware, fear 3) to reverence, stand in awe of
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