Dechal דְּחַל
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| דְּחַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | dechal |
| Strong's number | H1763 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to fear |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
Dechal (Aramaic דְּחַל, Strong's H1763) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to fear”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to fear
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to fear
1a2) terrible (pass participle)
1b) (Pael) to cause to be afraid, make afraid
1a) (P'al)
1a1) to fear
1a2) terrible (pass participle)
1b) (Pael) to cause to be afraid, make afraid
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dreadful (2), terrible (1), afraid (1), feared (1), fear (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | fear (2), terrifying (2), awesome (1), it frightened me (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Dechal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 2:31Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
- Daniel 4:5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Daniel 5:19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- Daniel 6:26I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end.
- Daniel 7:7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
- Daniel 7:19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
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).