KJV dictionary & concordance
To frighten, alarm, or fill with terror.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Job 3:5
Complete exact-word concordance
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Let darkenes and the shadowe of death staine it, let a cloud dwell vpon it, let the blacknes of the day terrifie it.
1611 marginal noteOr, challenge it.
1611 marginal noteOr, let them terrifie it, as those who haue a bitter day.
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Let him take his rodde away from me, & let not his feare terrifie me:
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Did I feare a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrifie me: that I kept silence, and went not out of the doore?
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
That I may not seeme as if I would terrifie you by letters.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To frighten; to alarm or shock with fear.
