אֵימָה

ʼêymâh · Hebrew · Strong's H367 · 17 occurrences

The KJV renders 19 different Hebrew and Greek words as “fear”

What it means

fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)

or (shortened) אֵמָה; from the same as H366 (אָיֹם);

How the KJV renders it

dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“fear”

also renders phobéō (G5399), phóbos (G5401), eulabéomai (G2125), eulábeia (G2124), deilía (G1167), dᵉchal (H1763), chûwl (H2342), chărâdâh (H2731), chath (H2844), yâgôr (H3025), yârêʼ (H3373), yirʼâh (H3374), mâgôwr (H4032), mᵉgôwrah (H4034), pâchad (H6342), pachad (H6343), pachdâh (H6345), rôgez (H7267)

“idol”

also renders eídōlon (G1497), ʼâven (H205), ʼêl (H410), ʼĕlîyl (H457), gillûwl (H1544), chammân (H2553), miphletseth (H4656), çemel (H5566), ʻetseb (H6089), ʻôtseb (H6090), ʻâtsâb (H6091)

“terror”

also renders phóbos (G5401), ballâhâh (H1091), chittâh (H2847), chittîyth (H2851), mâgôwr (H4032), mâgar (H4048), mᵉchittâh (H4288), pachad (H6343)

“terrible”

also renders phoberós (G5398), ʼâyôm (H366), ʼêmᵉtânîy (H574), dᵉchal (H1763), zalʻâphâh (H2152), ʻârîyts (H6184), tiphletseth (H8606)

“dread”

also renders chath (H2844), yârêʼ (H3372), pachad (H6343)

“horror”

also renders zalʻâphâh (H2152), pallâtsûwth (H6427)

Where it appears

17 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Deuteronomy 32:25 · HNcfsa

Outside the sword will bereave, and in the rooms, terror on both young man and virgin, the nursing infant with the gray-haired man.

Exodus 15:16 · HNcfsa/Sh

Terror and dread falls on them. By the greatness of your arm they are as still as a stone, until your people pass over, Yahweh, until the people you have purchased pass over.

Exodus 23:27 · HNcfsc/Sp1cs

I will send my terror before you, and will confuse all the people to whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you.

Ezra 3:3 · HR/Ncfsa

In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

Genesis 15:12 · HNcfsa

When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.

Isaiah 33:18 · HNcfsa

Your heart will meditate on the terror. Where is he who counted? Where is he who weighed? Where is he who counted the towers?

Jeremiah 50:38 HC/Rd/NcfpaJob 9:34 HC/Ncfsc/Sp3msJob 13:21 HC/Ncfsc/Sp2msJob 20:25 HNcfpaJob 33:7 HNcfsc/Sp1csJob 39:20 HNcfsaJob 41:14 HNcfsaJoshua 2:9 HNcfsc/Sp2mpProverbs 20:2 HNcfscPsalm 55:4 HC/NcfpcPsalm 88:15 HNcfpc/Sp2ms

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.