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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #1763 - דְּחַל

Transliteration

dᵉchal

Phonetics

deh-khal'

Origin

corresponding to (H2119)

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2672

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to fear
1. (P´al)
  1. to fear
  2. terrible (pass participle)
2. (Pael) to cause to be afraid, make afraid

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5398 ‑ φοβερός (fob‑er‑os'); 5399 ‑ φοβέω (fob‑eh'‑o); 2125 ‑ εὐλαβέομαι (yoo‑lab‑eh'‑om‑ahee); 5401 ‑ φόβος (fob'‑os);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (5)

Daniel 5

BSB (6)

Daniel 6

CSB (5)

Daniel 5

ESV (6)

Daniel 6

KJV (6)

Daniel 6

LEB (6)

Daniel 6

LSB (7)

Daniel 7

N95 (7)

Daniel 7

NAS (6)

Daniel 7

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

Daniel 5

ASV (5)

and fear 1

and feared 1

terrible 1

thereof was terrible 1

which made me afraid 1

BSB (6)

and it frightened me 1

and it was terrifying 1

in fear 2

terrifying 1

was awesome 1

CSB (5)

fearful 1

frightened 1

frightening 1

terrifying 2

ESV (6)

afraid 1

dreadful 1

fear 1

feared 1

frightening 1

terrifying 1

KJV (6)

afraid 1

dreadful 2

fear 1

feared 1

terrible 1

LEB (6)

and feared 1

and fearing 1

and it frightened me 1

terrifying 2

was frightening 1

LSB (7)

awesome 1

fear 1

feared 1

fearful 1

fearsome 2

made 1

N95 (7)

awesome 1

dreadful 2

fear 1

feared 1

fearful 1

made 1

NAS (6)

awesome 1

dreadful 2

fear 1

feared 1

startled 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

and fear 1

and feared 1

terrible 1

was awesome 1

which made me afraid 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2120) l h z (זההל ZHhL) AC: Fear CO: ? AB: ?

V) l h z (זההל ZHhL) - F KJV (9): (vf: Paal, Participle) serpent, worm, fear, dread, terrible, afraid - Strongs: H1763 (דְּחַל), H2119 (זָחַל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[דְּחַל] verb fear (so ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew II. זָחַל]; —

Pe`al Participle active plural דָּֽחְלִין Daniel 5:19, with מִןקֳֿדָם of king, Daniel 6:27, id. of God; passive דְּחִיל terrible Daniel 2:31, feminine דְּחִילָה Daniel 7:7,19.

Pa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וִידֵחֲלִנַּנִי Daniel 4:2 the dream made me afraid.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

דְּחַל Ch. to fear, i.q. Hebr. זָחַל prop. to creep along, to go with a quiet gait, like timid persons, furchtfam heranfchleichen. To this corresponds the Syr. ܕܚܶܠ to fear. Arab. دحل to flee, to withdraw, pr. fich davonfchleichen, to withdraw oneself secretly. Constr. followed by מִן קֳדָם (compare יָרֵא מִפְּנֵי), Daniel 5:19. Part. דְּחִיל terrible, Daniel 2:31, 7:7.

Pael דַּחֵל to make afraid, terrify. Daniel 4:2.

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List of Word Forms

דְּחִֽיל׃ דְּחִילָ֣ה דְּחִילָה֩ דחיל׃ דחילה וְדָ֣חֲלִ֔ין וְדָחֲלִ֖ין וִֽידַחֲלִנַּ֑נִי ודחלין וידחלנני də·ḥî·lāh də·ḥîl deChil dechiLah dəḥîl dəḥîlāh vedachaLin vidachalinNani wə·ḏā·ḥă·lîn wəḏāḥălîn wî·ḏa·ḥă·lin·na·nî wîḏaḥălinnanî