2727. charag
Strong's Lexicon
charag: To be afraid, to tremble

Original Word: חָרַג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: charag
Pronunciation: khaw-rag'
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-rag')
Definition: To be afraid, to tremble
Meaning: to leap suddenly, to be dismayed

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often associated with fear is "φόβος" (phobos), which also conveys the idea of fear, reverence, or awe. This term is used in the New Testament to describe both the fear of God and the fear of man or circumstances.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "charag" primarily conveys a sense of fear or trembling. It is used to describe a physical or emotional reaction to a perceived threat or awe-inspiring event. This term can denote both a reverential fear of God and a fear of impending danger or judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, fear was often associated with the divine. The fear of the Lord was considered the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 9:10), and it was a common theme in the Hebrew Scriptures. Fear could also be a response to natural phenomena, enemies, or divine judgment. Understanding fear in this context involves recognizing both the reverence due to God and the natural human response to danger.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to quake
NASB Translation
come trembling (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[חָרַג] verb quake (compare (si vera lectio) Arabic be straitened, unable to move for fear and rage (Lane), also put oneself in a rage (Dozy); ᵑ7 חַרְגַת מוֺתָא Deuteronomy 32:25 terror of death) — only

Qal Imperfect3masculine plural וְיַחְרְגוּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֺתֵיהֶם Psalm 18:46 pregnantly and come quaking out of their fortresses (compare יִרְגְּזוּ in like connection Micah 7:17); read the same also in "" 2 Samuel 22:46 (for ᵑ0 וְיַחְגְרוּ, see חגר; possible would be also ויחרדו in both, as Hosea 11:10,11 etc.)

חרגל (quadriliteral √ of following; compare Arabic run right and left, run swiftly (Frey)).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be afraid

A primitive root; properly, to leap suddenly, i.e. (by implication) to be dismayed -- be afraid.

Forms and Transliterations
וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ ויחרגו veyachreGu wə·yaḥ·rə·ḡū wəyaḥrəḡū
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 18:45
HEB: נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses.
KJV: shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
INT: alien fade and come of their fortresses

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2727
1 Occurrence


wə·yaḥ·rə·ḡū — 1 Occ.















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