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

2 verses in Jonah Show all

Jonah

1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

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