בָּהַל bâhal

Meaning

to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously

In the King James Version: be (make) affrighted (afraid, amazed, dismayed, rash), (be, get, make) haste(-n, -y, -ily), (give) speedy(-ily), thrust out, trouble, vex.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Genesis 45:3 Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive?” But they were unable to answer him, because they were terrified in his presence.
• Exodus 15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
• Judges 20:41 Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.
• 1 Samuel 28:21 When the woman came to Saul and saw how distraught he was, she said to him, “Look, your maidservant has obeyed your voice. I took my life in my hands and did as you told me.
• 2 Samuel 4:1 Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
• 2 Chronicles 26:20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the priests turned to him and saw his leprous forehead, they rushed him out. Indeed, he himself hurried to get out, because the LORD had afflicted him.
• 2 Chronicles 32:18 Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
• 2 Chronicles 35:21 But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
• Ezra 4:4 Then the people of the land set out to discourage the people of Judah and make them afraid to build.
• Esther 2:9 And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
• Esther 6:14 While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
• Esther 8:14 The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
• Job 4:5 But now trouble has come upon you, and you are weary. It strikes you, and you are dismayed.
• Job 21:6 When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
• Job 22:10 Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;
• Job 23:15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
• Job 23:16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
• Psalms 2:5 Then He rebukes them in His anger, and terrifies them in His fury:
• Psalms 6:2 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
• Psalms 6:3 My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long?
• Psalms 6:10 All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.
• Psalms 30:7 O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.
• Psalms 48:5 They saw and were astounded; they fled in terror.
• Psalms 83:15 so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
• Psalms 83:17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
• Psalms 90:7 For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
• Psalms 104:29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
• Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
• Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
• Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.
• Ecclesiastes 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
• Ecclesiastes 8:3 Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
• Isaiah 13:8 Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
• Isaiah 21:3 Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
• Jeremiah 51:32 The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.”
• Ezekiel 7:27 The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
• Ezekiel 26:18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
• Daniel 11:44 But news from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will go out with great fury to destroy many and devote them to destruction.
• Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.