בָּעַת (bāʿat) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning fall upon. It appears
16 times
in 8 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H1204).
Also rendered
to terrify
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 265)
Range of meaning (TWOT 265)fall upon, startle, terrify; be terrified; overwhelm, assail; fear; affright, be afraid, trouble
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
בָּעַתverb: fall upon, startle, terrify
Niphalbe terrified
Piel(mostly poetic)
1.fall upon; overwhelm; assail
2.terrify
Strong's H1204בָּעַת: to fear KJV:affright, be (make) afraid, terrify, trouble.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.