Afraid in the Bible: 193 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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afraid KJV

“Afraid” is in the King James Bible 193 times, in 189 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

ירא yârê' 78 times
φοβέω phobeō 29 times
חרד chârad 20 times
בּעת bâ‛ath 10 times
פּחד pâchad 9 times
גּוּר gûr 6 times
חתת châthath 6 times
יגר yâgôr 4 times
ἔμφοβος emphobos 3 times
בּהל bâhal 3 times
דּאג dâ'ag 3 times
ירא yârê' 3 times

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ערץ ‛ârats 3 times
שׂער śâ‛ar 3 times
δειλιάω deiliaō 1 time
ἔκφοβος ekphobos 1 time
τρέμω tremō 1 time
φόβος phobos 1 time
דּחל dechal 1 time
זחל zâchal 1 time
חגר châgar 1 time
חוּל חיל chûl chı̂yl 1 time
חרג chârag 1 time
חרד chârêd 1 time
יגור yâgôr 1 time
פּנים pânı̂ym 1 time
רגז râgaz 1 time
רהה râhâh 1 time
רעשׁ râ‛ash 1 time

3 verses in 1 Chronicles Show all

1 Chronicles

10:4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
21:30 But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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