מְגוֹרַה

מְגוֹרָה (megôrāh) is a rare Hebrew noun for fear, dread, or what is feared. The local source evidence assigns H4034 to two passages: Psalm 34:4 and Proverbs 10:24. Because the occurrence set is small, the companion should describe those two uses rather than construct a broad psychology of anxiety or a complete theology of retribution from the noun alone.

Psalm 34:4 says that the psalmist sought the Lord and was delivered from all his fears. The plural form refers to the fears from which deliverance was experienced in the psalmist's testimony. The verse does not identify every fear as sinful or promise that faithful people will never again experience anxiety.

Proverbs 10:24 says that what the wicked fears will come upon him, while the desire of the righteous will be granted. The antithetical saying contrasts outcomes associated with wickedness and righteousness. It does not say that expectation mechanically creates reality, that every anxious person is wicked, or that every desire of every righteous person is fulfilled immediately and without qualification.

H4034 must also remain distinct from H4043 מָגֵן, the noun for shield. Prior shield language in this source belonged to that separate identity and has been removed.

Psalm 34 and Proverbs 10 place H4034 in different literary settings. The psalm speaks retrospectively about fears from which the Lord delivered the singer. The proverb looks forward to an outcome feared by the wicked and desired by the righteous. Together they show that the noun can refer to experienced fears or a dreaded outcome, but two occurrences cannot support claims about every form of fear, anxiety, or divine judgment.