בָּעַת

bâʻath · Hebrew · Strong's H1204 · 16 occurrences

The KJV renders 29 different Hebrew and Greek words as “trouble”

What it means

to fear

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

affright, be afraid, terrify, trouble

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“trouble”

also renders parenochléō (G3926), tyrbázō (G5182), tarássō (G5015), throéō (G2360), thlíbō (G2346), thlîpsis (G2347), skýllō (G4660), anastatóō (G387), enochléō (G1776), diatarássō (G1298), ʼănaç (H598), bâhal (H926), bᵉhal (H927), ballâhâh (H1091), bᵉʻâthâh (H1205), dâlach (H1804), châmar (H2560), ṭôrach (H2960), mᵉhûwmâh (H4103), ʻâvâh (H5753), ʻâkar (H5916), ʻâmâl (H5999), ʻŏnîy (H6040), tsârâh (H6869), râgaz (H7264), rôgez (H7267), raʻ (H7451), râʻam (H7481)

“be afraid”

also renders phóbos (G5401), trémō (G5141), deiliáō (G1168), chârad (H2729), châthath (H2865), yâgôr (H3025), yârêʼ (H3372), pâchad (H6342), râgaz (H7264), râhâh (H7297)

“affright”

also renders ekthambéō (G1568), châthath (H2865), yârêʼ (H3372)

“terrify”

also renders ptýrō (G4426), ekphobéō (G1629), châthath (H2865)

Where it appears

16 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Chronicles 21:30 · HVNp3ms

But David couldn’t go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of Yahweh’s angel.

1 Samuel 16:14 · HC/Vpp3fs/Sp3ms

Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:15 · HVprmsc/Sp2ms

Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.

2 Samuel 22:5 · HVpi3mp/Sp1cs

For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

Daniel 8:17 · HVNp1cs

So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Understand, son of man, for the vision belongs to the time of the end.”

Esther 7:6 · HVNp3ms

Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!” Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

Isaiah 21:4 HVpp3fs/Sp1csJob 3:5 HVpi3mp/Sp3msJob 7:14 HVpi2ms/Sp1csJob 9:34 HVpj3fs/Sp1csJob 13:11 HVpi3fsJob 13:21 HVpj3fs/Sp1csJob 15:24 HVpi3mp/Sp3msJob 18:11 HVpp3cp/Sp3msJob 33:7 HVpi3fs/Sp2msPsalm 18:4 HVpi3mp/Sp1cs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.