Quick Definition
to shake
Strong's Definition
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: make afraid, (re-) move, quake, (make to) shake, (make to) tremble.
TWOT Reference: 2195
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to quake, shake
1a) (Qal) to quake, shake
1b) (Niphal) to be made to quake
1c)(Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to quake
1c2) to cause to spring or leap (of horse)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to quake, shake
1a) (Qal) to quake, shake
1b) (Niphal) to be made to quake
1c)(Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to quake
1c2) to cause to spring or leap (of horse)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רָעַשׁ
râ‛ash
BDB Definition:
1) to quake, shake
1a) (Qal) to quake, shake
1b) (Niphal) to be made to quake
1c) (Hiphil)
1c1) to cause to quake
1c2) to cause to spring or leap (of horse)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2195
Total KJV Occurrences: 30