4034. megorah
Strong's Lexicon
megorah: Fear, Dread

Original Word: מְגוֹרַה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: mgowrah
Pronunciation: meh-go-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (meg-o-raw')
Definition: Fear, Dread
Meaning: affright

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb גּוּר (gur), which means "to sojourn" or "to dwell as a foreigner."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5401 (φόβος, phobos) - Often translated as "fear" or "terror" in the New Testament, reflecting a similar emotional response.

Usage: The term "megorah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a sense of fear or dread. It often conveys an intense emotional response to a perceived threat or danger. This fear can be both physical and psychological, affecting individuals or groups.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, fear was a common human experience, often associated with the unknown, the divine, or impending danger. The Israelites, living in a world filled with threats from nature, neighboring nations, and spiritual forces, frequently encountered situations that invoked fear. The concept of fear also had a theological dimension, as the fear of the Lord was considered the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of magor
Definition
fear, terror
NASB Translation
fears (1), what fears (1), what they dread (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מְגוֺרָה] noun feminine fear, terror — construct מְגוֺרַת Proverbs 10:24; plural suffix מְגוּרוֺתַי Psalm 34:5, מְגוּרֹתָם Isaiah 66:4 (on these forms with וּ compare Ges§ 27. 3. R.1, & 85. 48); — terror (= thing dreaded) Psalm 34:5; Proverbs 10:24; Isaiah 66:4.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fear

Feminine of magowr; affright -- fear.

see HEBREW magowr

Forms and Transliterations
מְגוֹרַ֣ת מגורת mə·ḡō·w·raṯ megoRat məḡōwraṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Proverbs 10:24
HEB: מְגוֹרַ֣ת רָ֭שָׁע הִ֣יא
NAS: What the wicked fears
KJV: The fear of the wicked, it shall come
INT: What the wicked he

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4034
1 Occurrence


mə·ḡō·w·raṯ — 1 Occ.















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