Lexicon
רְעַדָה
re.a.dah
H7461B
H:N-F Hebrew

trembling

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re.a.dah denotes shaking in contexts of fearful service and dread, with one occurrence left unclear by the translation.

The attested use presents a state of shaking associated with fear and dread: Psalm 2:11 joins it to serving the LORD and rejoicing, while Isaiah 33:14 places it among sinners and the profane. Psalm 48:7 contains the same noun form, though the APB’s rendering of the verse does not make its specific contribution clear.

Senses in use

  1. Shaking amid fear or dread · dominant

    The singular absolute noun occurs in Psalm 2:11, where the APB renders the clause “Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling,” and in Isaiah 33:14, where it says that “trembling has seized the profane.” In Psalm 48:7 the same singular absolute noun is present, but the APB renders the verse “With an east wind you break the ships of Tarshish,” without isolating the noun’s contribution.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “trembling” in Psalm 2:11 and Isaiah 33:14. In Psalm 48:7 it renders the verse in terms of an east wind and ships, so the term’s specific rendering cannot be identified from the translation.

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