Pachad פַּ֫חַד

Pachad (Hebrew פַּ֫חַד, Strong's H6343) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “dread”. It occurs 49 times in 48 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 Pachad, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 31:42
  Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
• Genesis 31:53
  The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac.May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

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.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 2:25
  This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”
• Deuteronomy 11:25
  There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the Lord your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
• Deuteronomy 28:67
  In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 11:7
  And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 14:17
  And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations.And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 14:14
  And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
• 2 Chronicles 17:10
  And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
• 2 Chronicles 19:7
  Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
• 2 Chronicles 20:29
  And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel.And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

Esther

• Esther 8:17
  And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.
• Esther 9:2
  The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.
• Esther 9:3
  And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

Job

• Job 3:25
  For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
• Job 4:14
  Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
• Job 13:11
  Shall 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 15:21
  A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
• Job 21:9
  Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.
• Job 22:10
  Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
• Job 25:2
  Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.
• Job 31:23
  For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
• Job 39:16
  She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.
• Job 39:22
  He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.

Psalms

• Psalm 14:5
  There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
• Psalm 31:11
  I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
• Psalm 36:1
  The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
• Psalm 53:5
  There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
• Psalm 64:1
  Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
• Psalm 91:5
  Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
• Psalm 105:38
  Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
• Psalm 119:120
  My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:26
  I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
• Proverbs 1:27
  When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
• Proverbs 1:33
  But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
• Proverbs 3:25
  Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 3:8
  They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:10
  Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty.Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.
• Isaiah 2:19
  And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Isaiah 2:21
  To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Isaiah 24:17
  Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
• Isaiah 24:18
  And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 30:5
  For thus saith the Lord; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard— a cry of terror, not of peace.
• Jeremiah 48:43
  Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 48:44
  He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.
• Jeremiah 49:5
  Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:47
  Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.

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).