13 occurrences

'Amazement' in the Bible

And you will become a horror, a proverb [a mere object lesson], and a taunt [a derisive joke] among all the people to which the Lord drives you.

behold (hear this), I will send for all the families of the north,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant [to enact My plan], and I will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these surrounding nations; and I will utterly destroy them and make them a horror and a hissing [that is, an object of warning and ridicule] and an everlasting desolation.

“Babylon will become a heap [of ruins], a haunt and dwelling place of jackals,An object of horror (an astonishing desolation) and a hissing [of scorn and amazement], without inhabitants.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

The little girl immediately got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they [who witnessed the child’s resurrection] were overcome with great wonder and utter amazement.

He took Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be deeply distressed and troubled [extremely anguished at the prospect of what was to come].

For he and all his companions were completely astounded at the catch of fish which they had taken;

They were completely astonished, saying, “Look! Are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?

And they were beside themselves with amazement and were greatly perplexed, saying one to another, “What could this mean?”

and they recognized him as the very man who usually sat begging for coins at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement and were mystified at what had happened to him.

Now while he was still holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly amazed, ran together and crowded around them at the covered porch called Solomon’s portico.

Now there was a man named Simon, who previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐκθαμβέω 
Ekthambeo 
Usage: 4

בּהל 
Bahal 
Usage: 38

חתת 
Chathath 
Usage: 48

שׁמם 
Shamem 
Usage: 89

תּמהּ 
Tamahh 
Usage: 9

ἐκπλήσσω 
Ekplesso 
be astonished , be amazed
Usage: 13

ἔκστασις 
Ekstasis 
Usage: 7

ἐξίστημι 
Existemi 
Usage: 17

θαμβέω 
Thambeo 
be amazed , be astonished
Usage: 4

θάμβος 
Thambos 
be amazed 9 , be astonished , wonder
Usage: 3