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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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400 occurrences385 verses52 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 9:2

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Zephaniah 3:7
I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:7 · retained source text

I said, Surely thou wilt feare mee: thou wilt receiue instruction: so their dwelling should not bee cut off, howsoeuer I punished them: but they rose early, & corrupted all their doings.

Zephaniah 3:16
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:16 · retained source text

In that day it shall be said to Ierusalem, Feare thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slacke.

1611 marginal noteOr, faint.

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