H1204

בָּעַת

ba.atH:V

to terrify

1) to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror 1a) (Niphal) to be terrified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fall upon, overwhelm 1b2) to terrify

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[בָּעַת] verb fall upon, startle, terrify (Arabic come or happen suddenly, Late Hebrew בָּעִת Hiph`il startle; so Aramaic בְּעֵת Pa`el Aph`el) —

Niph`al (late prose) Perfect נִבְעַת 1Chr 21:30, נִבְעָ֑ת Esth 7:6 נִבְעַתִּי Dan 8:17 — be terrified, absolute Dan 8:17 with מפני 1Chr 21:30; Esth 7:6. Pi`el (mostly in poetry) Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix בִּעֲתָ֑תְנִי Isa 21:4, וּבִעֲתַ֫תּוּ 1Sam 16:14 3 plural suffix בִּעֲתֻהוּ Job 18:11 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּבַעֵת Job 13:11 suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נִּי Job 9:34; Job 13:21, תְּבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ Job 33:7 2 masculine singular suffix תְּבַעֲתַ֑נּי Job 7:14 3 masculine plural suffix יְבַעֲתוּנִי Ps 18:5 = יְבַעֲתֻנִי 2Sam 22:5, יְבַעֲתֻהוּ Job 3:5; Job 15:24 —

1. fall upon 1Sam 16:14; 1Sam 16:15 (only here in prose); overwhelm Job 3:5 (compare לקח vJob 3:6) Job 9:34; Job 13:11 (|| פחד נפל על) vJob 13:21 (compare ||) Job 15:24 (|| תקף) Job 18:11 (|| הפיץ) Job 33:7 (|| כבד על) Isa 21:4 assail Ps 18:5 = 2Sam 22:5.

2. terrify Job 7:14 (|| חתת).

15 occurrences

I Samuel (2), II Samuel (1), I Chronicles (1), Esther (1), Job (8), Isaiah (1), Daniel (1)