Matthew 28:4
New Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
רָעַשׁ
râʻash
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
הָוָא
hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →רָעַשׁ râʻash
to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
Study H7493 →הָוָא hâvâʼ
to exist; used in a great variety of applications (especially in connection with other words)
Study H1934 →Cross References
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done.
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
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