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eymah: fear


Definition of eymah:

     
  1. dread and fear - this word is never used to admonish us to fear God.

Strong's Definition of eymah:

0367 המיא 'eymah ay-maw' or המא (shortened) 'emah ay-maw'  
from the same as 0366; n f; {See TWOT on 80 @@ "80b"}  
AV-terror( s) 7, fear 5, terrible 2, dread 1, horror 1, idols 1; 17  
1) terror, dread

Of a dread or fear of the Lord:

Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.  
Exodus 15:16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.  
Exodus 23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs to thee.  
Joshua 2:9 And she said to the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.  
Ezra 3:3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon to the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.  
Job 9:34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:  
Job 13:21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.  
Job 33:7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.  
Psalm 88:15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.  

Of other things

Deuteronomy 32:25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.  
Job 20:25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.  
Job 39:20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible .  
Job 41:14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.  
Psalm 55:4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.  
Proverbs 20:2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.  
Isaiah 33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror . Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?  
Jeremiah 50:38 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols .  


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