Strong's Hebrew: 7494. רַ֫עַשׁ (raash) -- Commotion, earthquake, quaking, shaking, tumult

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raash: Commotion, earthquake, quaking, shaking, tumult

Original Word: רַעַשׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: ra`ash
Pronunciation: rah-ash
Phonetic Spelling: (rah'-ash)
Definition: Commotion, earthquake, quaking, shaking, tumult
Meaning: vibration, bounding, uproar

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking

From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar -- commotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.

see HEBREW ra'ash

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from raash
Definition
a quaking, shaking
NASB Translation
commotion (1), earthquake (7), rattling (3), rumbling (2), shaking (1), trembling (1), tumult (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

רַ֫עַשׁ noun masculine^{Jeremiah 10:22} quaking, shaking; — ׳ר absolute 1 Kings 19:11 +, construct Nahum 3:2; Job 41:21; —

1 specifically earthquake, Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5; 1 Kings 19:11 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 19:12; figurative of ׳יs judgement Isaiah 29:6; Ezekiel 38:19; compare (in vision) קוֺל גָּרוֺל ׳ר Ezekiel 3:12,13; probably also Ezekiel 37:7 (ᵐ5 Thes Co Krae; > rustling, rattling, Hi-Sm Toy); hence hyperbole of shaking of earth by tramping of warriors Isaiah 9:4, by war-chariots Jeremiah 47:3, compare Jeremiah 10:22, or wheels Nahum 3:2.

2 quaking, trembling, of person Ezekiel 12:18.

3 shaking, quivering, of horse eager to start Job 39:24 (+ רֹגֶז), of dart Job 41:21 (al. rushing sound).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb רָעַשׁ (ra'ash), which means to shake, quake, or tremble.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1388 (δονέω, doneō): To shake, to cause to tremble.
• G1790 (ἐκθροέω, ekthroeō): To cry out, to make an uproar.
• G3601 (ὀρυμαγδός, orymagdos): A loud noise, tumult.
• G4578 (σεισμός, seismos): A shaking, commotion, often used to describe an earthquake.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of shaking, noise, and disturbance, paralleling the Hebrew concept of רַעַשׁ as both a physical and metaphorical expression of upheaval and divine power.

Usage: The term רַעַשׁ appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, often associated with natural phenomena such as earthquakes or storms, as well as metaphorical descriptions of chaos or divine intervention.

Context: • רַעַשׁ (ra'ash) is used in the Hebrew Bible to convey both literal and figurative senses of shaking or disturbance. It is frequently associated with the power and majesty of God, who can cause the earth to tremble as a demonstration of His might.
• In 1 Kings 19:11, the term is used to describe the great and powerful wind that tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the LORD, though the LORD was not in the wind. This passage highlights the overwhelming force and presence of God, even when He is not directly manifest in the natural phenomena.
• In Isaiah 29:6, רַעַשׁ is part of a description of divine judgment, where the LORD visits with thunder, earthquake, and great noise, illustrating the fearsome and awe-inspiring nature of God's intervention in human affairs.
• The term also appears in Ezekiel 3:12, where the prophet hears a great rumbling sound as the Spirit lifts him up, symbolizing the powerful movement of God's Spirit and the accompanying sense of divine urgency and authority.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּרַ֔עַשׁ בְּרַ֣עַשׁ בָרַ֖עַשׁ ברעש הָרַ֔עַשׁ הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ הָרָֽעַשׁ׃ הרעש הרעש׃ וְרַ֥עַשׁ וּבְרַ֖עַשׁ וברעש ורעש לְרַ֣עַשׁ לרעש מֵרַ֣עַשׁ מרעש רַ֔עַשׁ רַ֣עַשׁ רַ֥עַשׁ רעש ḇā·ra·‘aš ḇāra‘aš bə·ra·‘aš bəra‘aš beRaash hā·ra·‘aš hā·rā·‘aš hāra‘aš hārā‘aš haRaash lə·ra·‘aš ləra‘aš leRaash mê·ra·‘aš mêra‘aš meRaash ra‘aš ra·‘aš Raash ū·ḇə·ra·‘aš ūḇəra‘aš uveRaash vaRaash veRaash wə·ra·‘aš wəra‘aš

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Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 19:11
HEB: וְאַחַ֤ר הָר֨וּחַ רַ֔עַשׁ לֹ֥א בָרַ֖עַשׁ
NAS: the wind an earthquake, [but] the LORD
KJV: the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD
INT: and after the wind an earthquake not the earthquake

1 Kings 19:11
HEB: רַ֔עַשׁ לֹ֥א בָרַ֖עַשׁ יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake.
KJV: [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:
INT: an earthquake not the earthquake the LORD

1 Kings 19:12
HEB: וְאַחַ֤ר הָרַ֙עַשׁ֙ אֵ֔שׁ לֹ֥א
NAS: After the earthquake a fire,
KJV: And after the earthquake a fire;
INT: After the earthquake A fire not

Job 39:24
HEB: בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־
NAS: With shaking and rage he races
KJV: the ground with fierceness and rage:
INT: shaking and rage races

Job 41:29
HEB: תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃
NAS: He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.
KJV: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.
INT: Clubs laughs the rattling of the javelin

Isaiah 9:5
HEB: סְאוֹן֙ סֹאֵ֣ן בְּרַ֔עַשׁ וְשִׂמְלָ֖ה מְגוֹלָלָ֣ה
NAS: of the booted warrior in the [battle] tumult, And cloak
KJV: of the warrior [is] with confused noise, and garments
INT: boot of the booted the tumult and cloak rolled

Isaiah 29:6
HEB: תִּפָּקֵ֔ד בְּרַ֥עַם וּבְרַ֖עַשׁ וְק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל
NAS: with thunder and earthquake and loud
KJV: with thunder, and with earthquake, and great
INT: will be punished thunder and earthquake noise and loud

Jeremiah 10:22
HEB: הִנֵּ֣ה בָאָ֔ה וְרַ֥עַשׁ גָּד֖וֹל מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
NAS: A great commotion out of the land
KJV: and a great commotion out of the north
INT: Behold comes commotion great of the land

Jeremiah 47:3
HEB: פַּרְס֣וֹת אַבִּירָ֔יו מֵרַ֣עַשׁ לְרִכְבּ֔וֹ הֲמ֖וֹן
NAS: of his stallions, The tumult of his chariots,
KJV: of his strong [horses], at the rushing of his chariots,
INT: hoofs of his stallions the tumult of his chariots the rumbling

Ezekiel 3:12
HEB: אַחֲרַ֔י ק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֑וֹל בָּר֥וּךְ
NAS: a great rumbling sound
KJV: of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed
INT: behind sound rumbling A great Blessed

Ezekiel 3:13
HEB: לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וְק֖וֹל רַ֥עַשׁ גָּדֽוֹל׃
NAS: them, even a great rumbling sound.
KJV: them, and a noise of a great rushing.
INT: beside sound rumbling A great

Ezekiel 12:18
HEB: אָדָ֕ם לַחְמְךָ֖ בְּרַ֣עַשׁ תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּמֵימֶ֕יךָ
NAS: your bread with trembling and drink
KJV: thy bread with quaking, and drink
INT: of man your bread trembling eat your water

Ezekiel 37:7
HEB: כְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ וְהִנֵּה־ רַ֔עַשׁ וַתִּקְרְב֣וּ עֲצָמ֔וֹת
NAS: and behold, a rattling; and the bones
KJV: there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones
INT: prophesied and behold A rattling came and the bones

Ezekiel 38:19
HEB: הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ רַ֣עַשׁ גָּד֔וֹל עַ֖ל
NAS: be a great earthquake in the land
KJV: there shall be a great shaking in the land
INT: he become earthquake great in

Amos 1:1
HEB: שְׁנָתַ֖יִם לִפְנֵ֥י הָרָֽעַשׁ׃
NAS: two years before the earthquake.
KJV: two years before the earthquake.
INT: years before the earthquake

Nahum 3:2
HEB: שׁ֔וֹט וְק֖וֹל רַ֣עַשׁ אוֹפָ֑ן וְס֣וּס
NAS: The noise of the rattling of the wheel,
KJV: and the noise of the rattling of the wheels,
INT: of the whip the noise of the rattling of the wheel horses

Zechariah 14:5
HEB: נַסְתֶּם֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָרַ֔עַשׁ בִּימֵ֖י עֻזִּיָּ֣ה
NAS: before the earthquake in the days
KJV: from before the earthquake in the days
INT: fled before the earthquake the days of Uzziah

17 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7494
17 Occurrences

bə·ra·‘aš — 3 Occ.
hā·ra·‘aš — 3 Occ.
lə·ra·‘aš — 1 Occ.
mê·ra·‘aš — 1 Occ.
ra·‘aš — 6 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ra·‘aš — 1 Occ.
ḇā·ra·‘aš — 1 Occ.
wə·ra·‘aš — 1 Occ.