# אֵימָה (eymah)

Israeli respelling: ey-mah. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H367. 17 Old Testament occurrences.

fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)

King James renderings: dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/eymah-h367

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 15:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/15/12) — And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
- [Exodus 15:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/15/16) — Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, ti…
- [Exodus 23:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/23/27) — I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their back…
- [Deuteronomy 32:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/32/25) — The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
- [Joshua 2:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/2/9) — And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitan…
- [Ezra 3:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezra/3/3) — And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings th…
- [Job 9:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/9/34) — Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
- [Job 13:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/13/21) — Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.
- [Job 20:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/20/25) — It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
- [Job 33:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/33/7) — Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.
- [Job 39:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/20) — Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
- [Job 41:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/41/14) — Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
- [Psalms 55:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/55/4) — My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
- [Psalms 88:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/88/15) — I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
- [Proverbs 20:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/20/2) — The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
- [Isaiah 33:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/18) — Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
- [Jeremiah 50:38](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/38) — A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.