The meaning of “עָרִיץ”
Understanding ʻârîyts reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent. - fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical 1) awe-inspiring, t...
עָרִיץ
mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent. - fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical 1) awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 15:20 | “The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.” Word: עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts) | |
| Psalms 54:3 | “For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.” Word: עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts) | |
| Proverbs 11:16 | “A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.” Word: עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts) | |
| Isaiah 25:5 | “Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.” Word: עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts) | |
| Jeremiah 20:11 | “But the Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.” Word: עָרִיץ (ʻârîyts) |
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