Raash רָעַשׁ

Raash (Hebrew רָעַשׁ, Strong's H7493) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to shake”. It occurs 30 times in 30 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 Raash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Judges

• Judges 5:4
  Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:8
  Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

Job

• 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?

Psalms

• Psalm 18:7
  Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
• Psalm 46:3
  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
• Psalm 60:2
  Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.You have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
• Psalm 68:8
  The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
• Psalm 72:16
  There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
• Psalm 77:18
  The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 13:13
  Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
• Isaiah 14:16
  They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;Those who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
• 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 4:24
  I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
• Jeremiah 8:16
  The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.The snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.
• Jeremiah 10:10
  But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Jeremiah 49:21
  The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
• Jeremiah 50:46
  At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.At the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
• Jeremiah 51:29
  And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the Lord shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant.The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 26:10
  By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
• Ezekiel 26:15
  Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
• Ezekiel 27:28
  The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
• Ezekiel 31:16
  I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.I made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
• Ezekiel 38:20
  So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.The fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.

Joel

• Joel 2:10
  The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
• Joel 3:16
  The Lord also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the Lord will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.The LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.

Amos

• Amos 9:1
  I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.

Nahum

• Nahum 1:5
  The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence— the world and all its dwellers.

Haggai

• Haggai 2:6
  For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
• Haggai 2:7
  And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts.I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Haggai 2:21
  Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth;“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:

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).