Baat בָּעַת
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| בָּעַת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | baat |
| Strong's number | H1204 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to terrify |
| Occurrences | 16 in 16 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (8) |
Baat (Hebrew בָּעַת, Strong's H1204) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to terrify”. It occurs 16 times in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror
1a) (Niphal) to be terrified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm
1b2) to terrify
1a) (Niphal) to be terrified
1b) (Piel)
1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm
1b2) to terrify
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | afraid (10), terrify (2), troubled (1), troubleth (1), terrifiest (1), affrighted (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | overwhelmed me (2), began to torment him (1), is tormenting you (1), he was afraid (1), stood in terror (1), overwhelm it (1), terrify me (1), longer frighten me (1), terrify you (1), frighten me (1), terrify him (1), frighten him (1), and 3 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Baat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 16:14But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
- 1 Samuel 16:15And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 21:30But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
Esther
- Esther 7:6And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
Job
- Job 3:5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
- Job 7:14Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:then You frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions,
- Job 9:34Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
- Job 13:11Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?
- Job 13:21Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.
- Job 15:24Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
- Job 18:11Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step.
- Job 33:7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 21:4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
Daniel
- Daniel 8:17So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).