8 occurrences

'Terrible' in the Bible

“Then we set out from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which you saw on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, just as the Lord our God had commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

Verse ConceptsMonotony

He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; He brought water for you out of the rock of flint.

Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

And what one nation in the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people, to make You a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed out of Egypt?

Verse ConceptsGod, As RedeemerMiracles, Nature OfNationalismgreatness

“Do you make him leap like the locust?His majestic snorting is terrible.

Verse ConceptsNosesCreatures JumpingNeighing And Braying

Behold, the Lord, the God of hosts, will lop off the boughs with a terrible crash;Those also who are tall in stature will be cut downAnd those who are lofty will be abased.

Verse ConceptsCutting Off BranchesPutting Things Down

After crying out and throwing him into terrible convulsions, it came out; and the boy became so much like a corpse that most of them said, “He is dead!”

Verse ConceptsExorcismsConvulsionsThe Finality Of DeathDeath Is Final

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, “I am full of fear and trembling.”

Verse ConceptsThose Frightened Of GodBeing Scared

Bible Theasaurus

Abominable (80 instances)
Atrocious (2 instances)
Awful (17 instances)
Dread (98 instances)
Dreaded (15 instances)
Dreadful (25 instances)
Fearful (88 instances)
Fearsome (5 instances)
Frightening (11 instances)
Frightful (4 instances)
Horrendous (2 instances)
Horrific (2 instances)
Painful (42 instances)
Severe (97 instances)
Terrible (200 instances)
Tremendous (16 instances)
Unspeakable (8 instances)

Reverse Interlinear

Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐκφοβέω 
Ekphobeo 
Usage: 1

πτοέω 
Ptoeo 
Usage: 1

πτύρω 
Pturo 
Usage: 1

φοβερός 
Phoberos 
Usage: 3

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