Emah אֵימָה

Emah (Hebrew אֵימָה, Strong's H367) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “terror”. It occurs 17 times in 17 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Emah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 15:12
  And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

Exodus

• Exodus 15:16
  Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
• Exodus 23:27
  I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:25
  The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.

Joshua

• Joshua 2:9
  And she said unto the men, I know that the Lord hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you.

Ezra

• Ezra 3:3
  And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt offerings morning and evening.They set up the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the LORD—both the morning and evening burnt offerings—even though they feared the people of the land.

Job

• Job 9:34
  Let 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 13:21
  Withdraw 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 20:25
  It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him.
• Job 33:7
  Behold, 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.
• Job 39:20
  Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.Do you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
• Job 41:14
  Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

Psalms

• Psalm 55:4
  My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
• Psalm 88:15
  I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 20:2
  The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 33:18
  Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?Your mind will ponder the former terror: “Where is he who tallies? Where is he who weighs? Where is he who counts the towers?”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 50:38
  A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).