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DEEP KJV WORD STUDY

Fear

Begin with the exact English word as it appears in the King James Bible. Follow its whole-Bible usage, book distribution, related indexed forms, Webster 1828, every occurrence, and the occurrence-specific Hebrew/Aramaic/Greek mappings behind it.

400exact KJV occurrences 316Old Testament 84New Testament 52books containing the word 29mapped Strong's IDs 399occurrence-specific Strong's links
FIRST OCCURRENCE

Genesis 9:2

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

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LAST OCCURRENCE

Revelation 19:5

And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great.

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KJV DISTRIBUTION

Where fear appears.

This is exact English-word usage from the canonical KJV token index, not a Strong's estimate.

ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE MAP

Which Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek words stand behind this KJV word?

These relationships come from exact verse + token-position mappings. We do not assume that one English spelling always equals one Strong's number. A single English token can also carry more than one source tag, so the Strong's-link total can exceed the number of English occurrences.

HebrewH3372
יָרֵא

yârêʼ · yaw-ray'

148 times translated as this KJV form313 total Strong's occurrences

v

to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten

Strong's KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Strong's first: Genesis 15:1Strong's last: Malachi 3:5

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HebrewH6440
פָּנִים

pânîym · paw-neem'

8 times translated as this KJV form2,083 total Strong's occurrences

n-m

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

Strong's KJV usage: accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, × as (long as), at, battle, because (of), beseech, countenance, edge, employ, endure, enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, × him(-self), honourable, impudent, in, it, look(-eth) (-s), × me, meet, × more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), × on, open, out of, over against, the partial, person, please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, regard, right forth, serve, × shewbread, sight, state, straight, street, × thee, × them(-selves), through ( -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), upon, upside ( down), with(-in, -stand), × ye, × you.

Strong's first: Judges 9:21Strong's last: Jeremiah 50:16

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GreekG870
ἀφόβως

aphóbōs · af-ob'-oce

4 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences

fearlessly

Strong's KJV usage: :--without fear.

Strong's first: Luke 1:74Strong's last: Jude 1:12

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HebrewH1481
גּוּר

gûwr · goor

2 times translated as this KJV form98 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)

Strong's KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, × surely.

Strong's first: Psalms 22:23Strong's last: Hosea 10:5

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HebrewH2342
חוּל

chûwl · khool

2 times translated as this KJV form61 total Strong's occurrences

v

properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert

Strong's KJV usage: bear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarry, travail (with pain), tremble, trust, wait carefully (patiently), be wounded.

Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 16:30Strong's last: Psalms 96:9

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GreekG1630
ἔκφοβος

ékphobos · ek'-fob-os

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

frightened out of one's wits

Strong's KJV usage: :-- sore afraid, exceedingly fear.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Hebrews 12:21Strong's last: Hebrews 12:21

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GreekG2124
εὐλάβεια

eulábeia · yoo-lab'-i-ah

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

properly, caution, i.e. (religiously) reverence (piety); by implication, dread (concretely)

Strong's KJV usage: :--fear(-ed).

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Hebrews 12:28Strong's last: Hebrews 12:28

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GreekG2125
εὐλαβέομαι

eulabéomai · yoo-lab-eh'-om-ahee

1 times translated as this KJV form2 total Strong's occurrences

to be circumspect, i.e. (by implication) to be apprehensive; religiously, to reverence

Strong's KJV usage: :--(moved with) fear.

Other KJV renderings

Strong's first: Hebrews 11:7Strong's last: Hebrews 11:7

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EVERY OCCURRENCE

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64 occurrences match the current filters. Each row keeps its exact KJV token position so Original Word and TSK remain occurrence-specific.

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Psalms 2:11
H3374

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Psalms 5:7
H3374

But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

Psalms 9:20
H4172

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Psalms 14:5
H6342

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

Psalms 15:4
H3373

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

Psalms 19:9
H3374

The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.

Psalms 22:23
H3373

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Psalms 22:23
H1481

Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

Psalms 22:25
H3373

My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.

Psalms 23:4
H3372

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Psalms 25:14
H3373

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Psalms 27:1
H3372

<<A Psalm of David.>> The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalms 27:3
H3372

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Psalms 31:11
H6343

I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.

Psalms 31:13
H4032

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.

Psalms 31:19
H3373

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

Psalms 33:8
H3372

Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Psalms 33:18
H3373

Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;

Psalms 34:7
H3373

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Psalms 34:9
H3372

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Psalms 34:9
H3373

O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Psalms 34:11
H3374

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalms 36:1
H6343

<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.>> The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalms 40:3
H3372

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

Psalms 46:2
H3372

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

WEBSTER’S 1828

English meaning and historical usage.

Dictionary data is kept visibly separate from Scripture and from lexical Strong's data.

fear

FEAR, noun [See the Verb.]

1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger. fear expresses less apprehension than dread, and dread less than terror and fright. The force of this passion, beginning with the most moderate degree, may be thus expressed, fear dread, terror, fright. fear is accompanied with a desire to avoid or ward off the expected evil. fear is an uneasiness of mind, upon the thought of future evil likely to befall us.

FEAR is the passion of our nature which excites us to provide for our security, on the approach of evil.

2. Anxiety; solicitude.

The principal fear was for the holy temple.

3. The cause of fear

Thy angel becomes a fear

4. The object of fear

Except the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me. Genesis 31:42.

5. Something set or hung up to terrify wild animals, by its color or noise. Isaiah 24:17. Jeremiah 48:43.

6. In scripture, fear is used to express a filial or a slavish passion. In good men, the fear of God is a holy awe or reverence of God and his laws, which springs from a just view and real love of the divine character, leading the subjects of it to hate and shun every thing that can offend such a holy being, and inclining them to aim at perfect obedience. This is filial fear

I will put my fear in their hearts. Jeremiah 32:39.

Slavish fear is the effect or consequence of guilt; it is the painful apprehension of merited punishment. Romans 8:15.

The love of God casteth out fear 1 John 4:1.

7. The worship of God.

I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Psalms 34:7.

8. The law and word of God.

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever. Psalms 19:9.

9. Reverence; respect; due regard.

Render to all their dues; fear to whom fear Romans 13:7.

FEAR, verb transitive [Latin vereor.]

1. To feel a painful apprehension of some impending evil; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotions of alarm or solicitude. We fear the approach of an enemy or of a storm. We have reason to fear the punishment of our sins.

I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. Psa 23.

2. To reverence; to have a reverential awe; to venerate.

This do, and live:for I fear God. Genesis 42:18.

3. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach by fear or by a scarecrow. [This seems to be the primary meaning, but now obsolete.]

We must not make a scarecrow of the law, setting it up to fear the birds of prey.

FEAR, verb intransitive To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil.

But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtility, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3.

FEAR not, Abram:I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. Gen 15.

FEAR, noun A companion. [Not in use. See Peer.]

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.

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