KJV dictionary & concordance
Full of fear, timid, afraid, or lacking courage; causing or fitted to cause fear, awe, or terror; dreadful or solemnly formidable.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Exodus 15:11
Complete exact-word concordance
Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Who is like vnto thee, O LORD, amongst the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holinesse, fearefull in praises, doing wonders!
1611 marginal noteOr, mighty ones?
And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren’s heart faint as well as his heart.
And the Officers shall speake further vnto the people: and they shall say, What man is there that is fearefull and faint hearted? let him goe and returne vnto his house, lest his brethrens heart faint as well as his heart.
1611 marginal noteHebr. melt.
1611 marginal noteIudg. 7.3.
If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
If thou wilt not obserue to doe all the wordes of this Law that are written in this booke, that thou mayest feare this glorious and fearefull Name, The LORD thy God:
Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Now therefore go to, proclaime in the eares of the people, saying, Whosoeuer is fearefull and afraid, let him returne and depart earely from mount Gilead: and there returned of the people twentie and two thousand, & there remained ten thousand.
1611 marginal noteDeut. 20.8. 1.mac. 3.56.
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Say to them that are of a fearefull heart; Be strong, feare not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, euen God with a recompence, he will come and saue you.
1611 marginal noteHeb. hastie.
And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
And he saith vnto them, Why are yee fearefull, O yee of litle faith? Then hee arose, and rebuked the winds and the Sea, and there was a great calme.
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
And he said vnto them, Why are ye so fearefull? How is it that you haue no faith?
And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
And great earthquakes shall be in diuers places, and famines, and pestilences: and fearefull sights and great signes shall there be from heauen.
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
But a certaine fearefull looking for of iudgement, and fiery indignation, which shall deuoure the aduersaries.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
It is a fearefull thing to fall into the hands of the liuing God.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with solicitude; afraid. […] Timid; timorous; wanting courage.
