King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H1763
Transliteration: dechal
Phonetic Spelling: (deh-khal')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to fear
Meaning: to slink, to fear, be formidable
Word Summary
dechal: to fear
Original Word: דְּחַלTransliteration: dechal
Phonetic Spelling: (deh-khal')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to fear
Meaning: to slink, to fear, be formidable
Strong's Concordance
make afraid, dreadful, fear, terrible (Aramaic) corresponding to zachal; to slink, i.e. (by implication) to fear, or (causatively) be formidable -- make afraid, dreadful, fear, terrible.
see HEBREW zachal
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H1763. dechal
[דְּחַל] verb fear (so ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew II. זָחַל]; —
Pe`al Participle active plural דָּֽחְלִין Daniel 5:19, with מִןקֳֿדָם of king, 6:27, id. of God; passive דְּחִיל terrible 2:31, feminine דְּחִילָה 7:7, 19.
Pa`el Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וִידֵחֲלִנַּנִי Daniel 4:2 the dream made me afraid.