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fear

Meaning of “fear”

1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:2

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Micah 7:17
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They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Micah 7:17 · retained source text

They shall licke the dust like a serpent, they shall moue out of their holes like wormes of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall feare because of thee.

1611 marginal noteOr, creeping things.

1611 marginal notePsal.72.9.

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Where “fear” appears

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Genesis14 occurrences
14 versesExodus7 occurrences
6 versesLeviticus6 occurrences
6 versesNumbers3 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy29 occurrences
28 versesJoshua6 occurrences
6 versesJudges5 occurrences
5 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel9 occurrences
9 verses2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings10 occurrences
10 verses1 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 verses2 Chronicles8 occurrences
8 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesEsther3 occurrences
3 versesJob18 occurrences
18 versesPsalms64 occurrences
61 versesProverbs23 occurrences
23 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah35 occurrences
34 versesJeremiah28 occurrences
27 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesDaniel4 occurrences
4 versesHosea2 occurrences
2 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseJonah1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseZephaniah2 occurrences
2 versesHaggai2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesMalachi4 occurrences
4 versesMatthew10 occurrences
9 versesLuke20 occurrences
18 versesJohn4 occurrences
4 versesActs7 occurrences
7 versesRomans5 occurrences
4 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 versesEphesians2 occurrences
2 versesPhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews6 occurrences
6 verses1 Peter5 occurrences
5 verses1 John3 occurrences
1 verseJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation9 occurrences
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