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Job 39:20

“Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רָעַשׁrâʻash · raw-ash
H7493 · Hebrew

Definition: to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
Grammar: הְֽ֭ — particle (interrogative)
תַרְעִישֶׁ — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
נּוּ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HTi/Vhi2ms/Sp3ms
Usage: Occurs 30 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 5:4 2 Samuel 22:8 Psalms 18:8 Psalms 46:4 Psalms 60:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָעַשׁ here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.