H6342

פָּחַד

pa.chadH:V

to dread

1) to fear, tremble, revere, dread, be in awe or dread 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be in dread 1a2) to be in awe 1b) (Piel) to be in great dread 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to dread

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

פָּחַד verb dread, be in dread, in awe (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el (rare), Eccl 41:12 Imperative פחד על fear for; ᵑ7 פַּחְדָּא n.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular פָּחַד Ps 119:161, ׳וּפ consecutive Isa 19:16; Isa 60:5 1 singular פָּחַדְתִּי Job 3:25, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְחָ֑ד Isa 19:17 2 masculine singular תִּפְחָ֑ד Deut 28:67 +, etc.; —

1. be in dread, absolute Deut 28:66; Isa 12:2; Isa 33:14; Isa 44:8; Isa 44:11; Ps 78:53; Prov 3:24 ׳לֹא פ Jer 36:24 sign of callousness; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb פַּחַד Deut 28:67; Job 3:25; Ps 14:5 = Ps 53:6 with מִן person Isa 19:17; Job 23:15; Ps 27:1 (|| יָרֵא), compare Ps 119:161, and (with מִפְּנֵי) Isa 19:16 with עַל of thing Jer 33:9 (+ רָֽגְזוּ); with אֶל, pregnantly, turn in dread to each other Jer 36:16, submitting to ׳י Hos 3:5; Mic 7:17 (|| יָרֵא).

2. be in awe (at ׳י's favour), absolute, Isa 60:5. Pi`el be in great dread, Imperfect 2 masculine singular וַתְּפַחֵד Isa 51:13, with מִפְּנֵי thing; Participle absolute מְפַחֵד Prov 28:14 deeply dreading (that is, sin). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִפְחַיד Job 4:14 filled my bones with dread.

[פְּלַח] verb pay reverence to, serve (deity) (compare Assyrian palâ—u, fear, revere (and Biblical Hebrew יָרֵא, פָּחַד etc.); Egyptian Aramaic פלח worship Lzb³⁵¹; ᵑ7 פְּלַח serve, Syriac ; Palmyrene פלחא soldier); —

Pe`al

1. pay reverence to deity (usually ל accusative): imperfect 3 masculine plural יִפְלְחין Dan 3:28; Dan 7:14; Dan 7:27 so Participle active פָּלַח Dan 6:17; Dan 6:21, plural פָּֽלְחִין Dan 3:12; Dan 3:14; Dan 3:18, and (accusative of deity) vDan 3:17.

2. plural construct as noun פָּֽלְחֵי בֵית אֱלָהָא Ezra 7:24 servants of the house of God ( + priests, Nethinim, etc.).

22 occurrences

Deuteronomy (2), Job (2), Psalms (3), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (3), Hosea (1), Micah (1)