What does אֵימָה · φόβος mean in the Bible?
אֵימָה · φόβος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "terror, dread, overwhelming fear".
Hebrew · H367, G5401
אֵימָה
Fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear) · alarm or fright
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אֵימָה H367 fright ; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
Pronunciation ʾēymāh
Terror that paralyzes; shifts from abstract dread to concrete idol-object viewed as frightening or repulsive.
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φόβος G5401 alarm or fright
Pronunciation phóbos
Reverential awe of God distinct from mere terror; encompasses both fear and worshipful respect
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What does אֵימָה (eimah) mean in the Bible?
אֵימָה · φόβος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "terror, dread, overwhelming fear".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H367, G5401?
H367, G5401 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. terror, dread, overwhelming fear
Strong's H367, G5401
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Source Gloss
terror, dread, overwhelming fear
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֵימָה is built from this root:
אָיֹם H366
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain