terror
chat denotes terror or fear brought on by a powerful presence or action.
The two attestations portray terror as a fear imposed upon living creatures and as the fear that seizes the mighty when a figure rises and crashes.
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Fear imposed by a commanding presence · dominant
In Genesis 9:2, the construct singular form occurs in the clause placing this fear upon every living creature, bird, creeping thing, and fish; the APB renders the verse with “The fear of you and the terror of you shall be upon” them.
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Fear at a figure's rising and crashing · occasional
In Job 41:25, the absolute singular form occurs as the mighty become afraid when he raises himself up, with the APB continuing, “at his crashing they are beside themselves.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents Genesis 9:2 with “terror,” while Job 41:25 describes the resulting fear as the mighty being “afraid.” The precise English correspondence in Job 41:25 remains uncertain.