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Greek

40. hagios -- sacred, holy
... From hagos (an awful thing) (compare hagnos, thalpo); sacred (physically, pure,
morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated) -- (most) holy (one ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4637. maaratsah -- an awful shock, a crash
... 4636, 4637. maaratsah. 4638 . an awful shock, a crash. Transliteration: maaratsah
Phonetic Spelling: (mah-ar-aw-tsaw') Short Definition: crash. ...
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Library

God's Awful Power and Goodness.
... Hymn 2:80. God's awful power and goodness. 1 O the Almighty Lord! How matchless
is his power! Tremble, O earth, beneath his word, And all the heavens adore. ...
/.../watts/hymns and spiritual songs/hymn 0 138888889 gods awful power.htm

Faustus Abhors Moses for the Awful Curse He Has Pronounced Upon ...
... Book XIV. Faustus abhors Moses for the awful curse he has pronounced upon
Christ. Augustin expounds the Christian doctrine of the ...
/.../faustus abhors moses for the.htm

Before Jehovah's Awful Throne
... SACRAMENTS AND RITES Holy Communion: Introits 309. Before Jehovah's awful throne.
LM ... DOXOLOGY. Before Jehovah's awful throne,. Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; ...
/.../holy communion introits 309 before.htm

An Awful Contrast
... An Awful Contrast. A Sermon (No.2473). Intended for Reading on Lord's-Day, July
12th, 1896,. Delivered by. CH SPURGEON,. At [7]the Metropolitan ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 42 1896/an awful contrast.htm

But Some Treat the Holy Trinity in an Awful Manner...
... A Sectional Confession of Faith. Section VII. But some treat the Holy Trinity
in an awful manner� But some treat the Holy Trinity ...
/.../section vii but some treat.htm

The Removal of Our Children by Such Awful Strokes May Warn us of ...
... 2. THE Removal of our Children by such awful Strokes may warn us of the
Approach of our own Death. HEREBY GOD doth very sensibly ...
/.../2 the removal of our.htm

Death's Dark and Moonless Night,
... Its fearful journey makes; Let not a spirit of dismay. Depress me on the awful way.
II. ... Let not a spirit of dismay. Depress me on the awful way. III. ...
/.../brownlie/hymns of the apostolic church/deaths dark and moonless night.htm

A Prayer for Pardon and Its Plea
... They are poor friends of men who, for the sake of smoothing away the terrible side
of the Gospel, minimise or hide the reality of the awful penalties which ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/a prayer for pardon and.htm

The Cross the victory and Defeat of Darkness
... So there is given us the thought of His passion and death as being the most eminent
and awful instance of men being left unchecked to work out whatsoever was ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/the cross the victory and.htm

The Traitor
... What an awful example of the deadening power, palsying the conscience, petrifying
the heart, of religious observances devoid of real trust and love. ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 14 10-16 the traitor.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

2. (a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.

3. (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.

4. (a.) Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.

5. (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.

Thesaurus

Awful (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible;
as, an awful scene. ... Multi-Version Concordance Awful (20 Occurrences). ...
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Agony (20 Occurrences)
... of humanity's moral guilt and the energy of will necessary to meet the issue and
take "this cup" of being the world's sin-bearer, indicate the awful sorrow and ...
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Fury (152 Occurrences)
... 2:8 while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey
unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress, (WEY ...
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Blasphemies (9 Occurrences)
... Nehemiah 9:18 Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is your
God who brought you up out of Egypt, and had committed awful blasphemies; (WEB ...
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Awe-struck (9 Occurrences)
Awe-struck. Awestruck, Awe-struck. Awful . Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Struck
with awe. ... (WEY). Awestruck, Awe-struck. Awful . Reference Bible.
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Anger (387 Occurrences)
... 2:8 while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey
unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress, (WEY ...
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Unquenchable (5 Occurrences)
... The language is obviously highly metaphorical, conveying the idea of an awful and
abiding judgment, but is not to be pressed as teaching a destruction in the ...
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Utterly (170 Occurrences)
... 8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away
with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of ...
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Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)
... 8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away
with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of ...
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Overthrow (48 Occurrences)
... 8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away
with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of ...
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Bible Concordance

Awful (20 Occurrences)

Romans 2:8 while on the other hand upon the self-willed who disobey the truth and obey unrighteousness will fall anger and fury, affliction and awful distress,
(WEY)

2 Thessalonians 2:8 and then the Lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will sweep away with the tempest of His anger, and utterly overwhelm by the awful splendour of His Coming.
(WEY)

Hebrews 10:27 There remains nothing but a certain awful expectation of judgement, and the fury of a fire which before long will devour the enemies of the truth.
(WEY)

Hebrews 10:31 It is an awful thing to fall into the hands of the ever-living God.
(WEY)

Revelation 9:5 Their mission was not to kill, but to cause awful agony for five months; and this agony was like that which a scorpion inflicts when it stings a man.
(WEY)

Deuteronomy 7:21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.
(See JPS)

Deuteronomy 10:17 For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty, and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward.
(See JPS)

Deuteronomy 28:58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, JEHOVAH THY GOD;
(See JPS RSV)

Judges 20:3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, "Tell us, how did this wickedness happen?"
(See NIV)

Judges 20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What wickedness is this that is happen among you?
(See NIV)

Nehemiah 1:5 and said, I beseech thee, O Jehovah, the God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments:
(See JPS)

Nehemiah 4:14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, who is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.
(See JPS)

Nehemiah 9:18 Yes, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt, and had committed awful blasphemies;
(WEB NIV)

Nehemiah 9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, and cast your law behind their back, and killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.
(WEB NIV)

Nehemiah 9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.
(See JPS)

Psalms 47:2 For Jehovah Most High is terrible; He is a great King over all the earth.
(See JPS)

Psalms 68:35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
(See JPS)

Psalms 99:3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.
(See JPS)

Psalms 111:9 He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name.
(See JPS)

Daniel 9:4 And I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments,
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Awful

Related Terms

Agony (20 Occurrences)

Fury (152 Occurrences)

Blasphemies (9 Occurrences)

Awe-struck (9 Occurrences)

Anger (387 Occurrences)

Unquenchable (5 Occurrences)

Utterly (170 Occurrences)

Overwhelm (18 Occurrences)

Overthrow (48 Occurrences)