KJV dictionary & concordance
Feeling fear, alarm, apprehension, or terror.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 3:10
Complete exact-word concordance
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?
And Dauid said vnto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch foorth thine hand, to destroy the LORDs Anointed?
1611 marginal notePsal. 105.15.
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?
And Dauid was afraide of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the Arke of the LORD come to me?
Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
Now therefore that I am come to speake of this thing vnto my lord the king, it is because the people haue made me afraid: and thy handmayd said, I will now speake vnto the king; it may bee that the king will performe the request of his handmayd.
And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
And I wil come vpon him while hee is wearie and weake handed, and wil make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee, and I will smite the king onely.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
When the waues of death compassed me: the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
1611 marginal noteOr, pangs.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Belial.
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
Strangers shall fade away: and they shall bee afraid out of their close places.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Impressed with fear or apprehension; fearful. This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear.
