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חָרַד H2729
H2729 is the Hebrew word חָרַד, transliterated chârad and said khaw-rad'. The King James Version most often renders it afraid.
What it means
to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 27 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be (make) afraid, be careful, discomfit, fray (away), quake, tremble.
Verses using חָרַד
All 29 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 27:33 · KJV
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.
Genesis 42:28 · KJV
And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us?
Exodus 19:18 · KJV
And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
Leviticus 26:6 · KJV
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
Judges 8:12 · KJV
And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host.
Ruth 3:8 · KJV
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
1 Samuel 13:7 · KJV
And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.
1 Samuel 14:15 · KJV
And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
1 Samuel 16:4 · KJV
And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
1 Samuel 21:1 · KJV
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?
1 Samuel 28:5 · KJV
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
2 Samuel 17:2 · KJV
And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
1 Kings 1:49 · KJV
And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
2 Kings 4:13 · KJV
And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.
Job 11:19 · KJV
Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
Job 37:1 · KJV
At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.
Isaiah 10:29 · KJV
They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
Isaiah 19:16 · KJV
In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.
Isaiah 32:11 · KJV
Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins.
Isaiah 41:5 · KJV
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
Ezekiel 26:16 · KJV
Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ezekiel 26:18 · KJV
Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
Ezekiel 30:9 · KJV
In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
Ezekiel 32:10 · KJV
Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.
Hosea 11:10 · KJV
They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.
Hosea 11:11 · KJV
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
Amos 3:6 · KJV
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Micah 4:4 · KJV
But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it.
Zechariah 1:21 · KJV
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2729 mean?
H2729 is the Hebrew word חָרַד (chârad), meaning to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety).
How is H2729 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it afraid (9 times), tremble (6 times), trembled (3 times), quaked (1 time), none shall make you afraid (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2729 appear in the Bible?
חָרַד (chârad) is tagged in 29 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2729 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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