H6427 H6427
shuddering, horror; trembling fear or dread that seizes the body in terror
An abstract noun denoting the physical response of shuddering or trembling from horror and dread. Job describes how even remembering his affliction makes him tremble, and 'shuddering seizes my flesh' (21:6). The psalmist cries that 'fear and trembling come upon me, and shuddering overwhelms me' when contemplating enemies' violence (55:5). Isaiah depicts the night of pleasure turned to 'shuddering'—terror replacing joy (21:4). Ezekiel warns that 'shuddering will be on all faces' when judgment comes (7:18). The term captures visceral terror—the involuntary bodily reaction to overwhelming fear, whether from past trauma, present danger, or anticipated judgment.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Shuddering or trembling from horror and terror. Job 21:6 describes shuddering seizing the flesh when remembering affliction. Psalm 55:5 pairs it with fear and trembling overwhelming the speaker. Isaiah 21:4 tells of pleasure turned to shuddering (terror). Ezekiel 7:18 warns shuddering will cover all faces in judgment. The consistent meaning is involuntary physical trembling from extreme fear or horror—the body's response to dread. 4×
AR["الرُّعْبُ", "رَعشَةٌ", "رُعْبٌ", "رِعْدَةٌ"]·ben["কম্পন", "সন্ত্রাস"]·DE["[פלצות]", "horror"]·EN["horror", "shuddering"]·FR["[פלצות]", "angoisse", "horreur", "פלצות"]·heb["פלצות"]·HI["कँपकँपी", "कंपकंपी"]·ID["kegentaran", "kengerian", "ketakutan"]·IT["[פלצות]", "shuddering"]·jav["geter", "gumeter", "lan"]·KO["공포-가", "공포가", "떨림이", "전율이"]·PT["horror", "tremor"]·RU["оцепенение", "трепет", "ужас"]·ES["horror", "temblor", "temblor."]·SW["hofu", "kutetemeka", "umenifunika"]·TR["dehset", "titreme", "ürperti"]·urd["تھرتھراہٹ", "دہشت-نے", "لَرزِش", "کپکپی"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† פַּלָּצוּת n.f. shuddering;—פ׳ abs. Jb 21:6; Is 21:4; Ez 7:18 ψ 55:6.