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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 4637. מַעֲרָצָה (maaratsah) -- Terror, dread, fear</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/4637.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/isaiah/10-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/4637.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 4637</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/4636.htm" title="4636">◄</a> 4637. maaratsah <a href="../hebrew/4638.htm" title="4638">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">maaratsah: Terror, dread, fear</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">מַעֲרָצָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ma`aratsah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>mah-ah-rah-tsah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(mah-ar-aw-tsaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Terror, dread, fear<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>violence<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עָרַץ (arats), meaning "to tremble" or "to dread."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Greek equivalent often associated with the concept of fear or terror is φόβος (phobos), Strong's Greek #5401, which is used in the New Testament to describe both reverential fear of God and the fear experienced by individuals in various situations.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "maaratsah" is used to convey a sense of overwhelming fear or terror. It often describes a state of intense emotional distress or panic, typically in the context of divine judgment or the presence of God. The word emphasizes the profound impact of fear on individuals or groups, often leading to a physical or emotional response.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, fear was a significant aspect of religious and social life. The fear of God was considered the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), and it was both a reverential awe and a recognition of God's power and holiness. The concept of "maaratsah" would have been understood in the context of experiencing God's mighty acts or judgments, which could evoke both fear and reverence among the people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/6206.htm">arats</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an awful shock, a crash<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>terrible crash (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מַעֲרָצָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>awful shock, crash</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-33.htm">Isaiah 10:33</a>, of <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>'s lopping off (tree-)crown (figurative). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>terror <p>From <a href="/hebrew/6206.htm">arats</a>; violence -- terror. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6206.htm">arats</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּמַעֲרָצָ֑ה במערצה bə·ma·‘ă·rā·ṣāh bəma‘ărāṣāh bemaaraTzah<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/10-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְסָעֵ֥ף פֻּארָ֖ה <b> בְּמַעֲרָצָ֑ה </b> וְרָמֵ֤י הַקּוֹמָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the boughs <span class="itali">with a terrible crash;</span> Those also who are tall<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the bough <span class="itali">with terror:</span> and the high ones<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will lop the bough <span class="itali">A terrible</span> are tall stature<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4637.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4637.htm">Strong's Hebrew 4637<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bemaaratzah_4637.htm">bə·ma·‘ă·rā·ṣāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/4636.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4636"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4636" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/4638.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4638"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4638" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>