Lexicon
רָהָה
ra.hah
H7297
H:V Hebrew

to fear

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ra.hah denotes being afraid, used in a prohibition addressed to a group.

The attested use expresses fear as something a group is told not to do in Isaiah 44:8.

Senses in use

  1. Be afraid under prohibition · dominant

    In Isaiah 44:8, the Qal jussive second masculine plural form occurs in a negative command addressed to multiple people. The APB renders the clause, "Do not dread and do not fear,".

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 44:8, the APB presents the negative clause as "Do not dread and do not fear." It does not isolate which English expression corresponds to the form.

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