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רַעַשׁ H7494
H7494 is the Hebrew word רַעַשׁ, transliterated raʻash and said rah'-ash. The King James Version most often renders it earthquake.
What it means
vibration, bounding, uproar.
Where it comes from
from H7493 (רָעַשׁ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.
Verses using רַעַשׁ
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 19:11 · KJV
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
1 Kings 19:12 · KJV
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Job 39:24 · KJV
He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
Job 41:29 · KJV
Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
Isaiah 9:5 · KJV
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
Isaiah 29:6 · KJV
Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Jeremiah 10:22 · KJV
Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.
Jeremiah 47:3 · KJV
At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;
Ezekiel 3:12 · KJV
Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
Ezekiel 12:18 · KJV
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Ezekiel 37:7 · KJV
So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
Ezekiel 38:19 · KJV
For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
Nahum 3:2 · KJV
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
Zechariah 14:5 · KJV
And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7494 mean?
H7494 is the Hebrew word רַעַשׁ (raʻash), meaning vibration, bounding, uproar.
How is H7494 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it earthquake (5 times), shaking (2 times), fierceness (1 time), confused noise (1 time), commotion (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7494 appear in the Bible?
רַעַשׁ (raʻash) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7494 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7493 (רָעַשׁ).
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