13 occurrences

'Terrify' in the Bible

I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone,

Verse ConceptsIsrael FleeingOnly One PersonKilling Will HappenTired In Flighttired

They called this out with a loud voice in the language of Judah to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them, so that they might take the city.

Verse ConceptsLanguages

“Let darkness and black gloom claim it;Let a cloud settle on it;Let the blackness of the day terrify it.

Verse ConceptsBlacknessBlackGod Is JustColors, BlackEclipse

Then You frighten me with dreamsAnd terrify me by visions;

Verse ConceptsDreams, Examples OfThose Frightened Of God

“Let Him remove His rod from me,And let not dread of Him terrify me.

Verse ConceptsStriking People With A StaffThose Frightened Of God

“Will not His majesty terrify you,And the dread of Him fall on you?

Verse ConceptsTerror Of God

Remove Your hand from me,And let not the dread of You terrify me.

Verse ConceptsGod's HandGod's Hands In OppositionThose Frightened Of God

“Distress and anguish terrify him,They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,

Verse ConceptsAfflictions Of The WickedFear Will ComeOvercoming AdversityBeing Overwhelmedpressure

“Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.

Then He will speak to them in His angerAnd terrify them in His fury, saying,

Verse ConceptsDivine DispleasureDispleasureTerror Of GodGod Angry With The Nations

So pursue them with Your tempestAnd terrify them with Your storm.

Verse ConceptsStormsHurricanesGod Controls Storms

I said, “What are these coming to do?” And he said, “These are the horns which have scattered Judah so that no man lifts up his head; but these craftsmen have come to terrify them, to throw down the horns of the nations who have lifted up their horns against the land of Judah in order to scatter it.”

Verse ConceptsHorns WeakenedHorns In AllegoryLifting HeadsWhat Do They Do?craftsmanship

for I do not wish to seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

Verse ConceptsFearing Other People

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Terrify (40 instances)
Terrorize (7 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּעת 
Ba`ath 
Usage: 16

חתת 
Chathath 
Usage: 48

ἐκφοβέω 
Ekphobeo 
Usage: 1

πτοέω 
Ptoeo 
Usage: 1

πτύρω 
Pturo 
Usage: 1

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