Definition
a primitive root; to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Traditional renderings: make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
Traditional renderings: make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רָעַשׁ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
30 total
- Judges 5:4רָעָ֔שָׁה · trembledO LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
- 2 Samuel 22:8וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙ · and quakedThen the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- Job 39:20הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ · Do you make him leapDo you make him leap like a locust, striking terror with his proud snorting?
- Psalm 18:7וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ׀ · and quakedThen the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
- Psalm 46:3יִֽרְעֲשֽׁוּ־ · quake…though their waters roar and foam and the mountains quake in the surge. Selah
- Psalm 60:2הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה · You have shakenYou have shaken the land and torn it open. Heal its fractures, for it is quaking.
- Psalm 68:8רָעָ֨שָׁה׀ · shook…the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel.
- Psalm 72:16יִרְעַ֣שׁ · may it swayMay there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, the people of its cities like the grass of the field.
- Psalm 77:18וַתִּרְעַ֣שׁ · and quakedYour thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.
- Isaiah 13:13וְתִרְעַ֥שׁ · will be shakenTherefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.
- Isaiah 14:16מַרְעִ֖ישׁ · trembleThose who see you will stare; they will ponder your fate: “Is this the man who shook the earth and made the kingdoms tremble,
- Isaiah 24:18וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ · are shakenWhoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.
- Jeremiah 4:24רֹעֲשִׁ֑ים · they were quakingI looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying.
- Jeremiah 8:16רָעֲשָׁ֖ה · quakesThe snorting of enemy horses is heard from Dan. At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds, the whole land quakes. They come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who dwell in it.
- Jeremiah 10:10תִּרְעַ֣שׁ · quakesBut the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- Jeremiah 49:21רָעֲשָׁ֖ה · will quakeAt the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
- Jeremiah 50:46נִרְעֲשָׁ֖ה · will quakeAt the sound of Babylon’s capture the earth will quake; a cry will be heard among the nations.
- Jeremiah 51:29וַתִּרְעַ֥שׁ · quakesThe earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.
- Ezekiel 26:10תִּרְעַ֙שְׁנָה֙ · will shakeHis multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
- Ezekiel 26:15יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ · quakeThis is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
- Ezekiel 27:28יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ · will shakeThe countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
- Ezekiel 31:16הִרְעַ֣שְׁתִּי · quakeI made the nations quake at the sound of its downfall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who descend to the Pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, all the well-watered trees, were consoled in the earth below.
- Ezekiel 38:20וְרָעֲשׁ֣וּ · will trembleThe fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
- Joel 2:10רָעֲשׁ֖וּ · trembleBefore them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.
- Joel 3:16וְרָעֲשׁ֖וּ · will trembleThe LORD will roar from Zion and raise His voice from Jerusalem; heaven and earth will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for His people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
- Amos 9:1וְיִרְעֲשׁ֣וּ · shakeI saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
- Nahum 1:5רָעֲשׁ֣וּ · quakeThe mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers.
- Haggai 2:6מַרְעִישׁ֙ · will shakeFor this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.
- Haggai 2:7וְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ · I will shakeI will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.
- Haggai 2:21מַרְעִ֔ישׁ · am about to shake“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: