אֵימָה
Transliteration
'êmâ
Pronunciation
ay-maw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אָיֹם (H366)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 80b

Strong’s Definitions

אֵימָה ʼêymâh, ay-maw'; or (shortened) אֵמָה ʼêmâh; from the same as H366; fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear):—dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H367 in the following manner: terror(s) (7x), fear (5x), terrible (2x), dread (1x), horror (1x), idols (1x).

  1. terror, dread

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֵימָה ʼêymâh, ay-maw'; or (shortened) אֵמָה ʼêmâh; from the same as H366; fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear):—dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.
STRONGS H367: Abbreviations
† אֵימָה 17 noun feminine terror, dread (Talmud id., compare Assyrian imtu, DlW) — א׳ Genesis 15:12 +; אֵימָ֫תָה Exodus 15:16 (compare Ges§ 90, 2 R. b); construct אֵימַת Proverbs 20:2; suffix אֵימָתִי Exodus 23:27; אֵמָתִי Job 33:7, etc.; plural אֵימִים Jeremiah 50:38; אֵמִים Job 20:25; אֵימוֺת Psalm 55:5; suffix אֵמֶיךָ Psalm 88:16; — terror, dread (mostly in poetry), inspired by י׳ Exodus 15:16 (song in E || פַּחַד) Exodus 23:27 (E) Deuteronomy 32:25; Job 9:34; Job 13:21; compare Job 33:7; Job 20:25; Psalm 88:16 (|| חֲרוֺנִים, בִּעוּתִים Psalm 88:17); compare Genesis 15:2 אֵימָה חֲשֵׁכָה גְדוֺלָה; occasioned by enemies Joshua 2:9; Isaiah 33:18; Ezra 3:3; by king Proverbs 20:2; compare Psalm 55:5 אֵימוֺת מָוֶת (|| יִרְאָה, רַעַד, פַּלָּצוּת Psalm 55:6); predicate of snorting of a war-horse Job 39:20, of teeth of crocodile Job 41:6; plural figurative = idols (i.e. dreadful, shocking things) Jeremiah 50:38 (|| פּסליס).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H574.
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References

Genesis

Genesis 15:2; Genesis 15:12

Exodus

Exodus 15:16; Exodus 15:16; Exodus 23:27; Exodus 23:27

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:25

Joshua

Joshua 2:9

Ezra

Ezra 3:3

Job

Job 9:34; Job 13:21; Job 20:25; Job 20:25; Job 33:7; Job 33:7; Job 39:20; Job 41:6

Psalms

Psalms 55:5; Psalms 55:5; Psalms 55:6; Psalms 88:16; Psalms 88:16; Psalms 88:17

Proverbs

Proverbs 20:2; Proverbs 20:2

Isaiah

Isaiah 33:18

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:38; Jeremiah 50:38