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אֵימָה‏ n.f. fear

fear OfA^Gen, Qumran, JLAtg, Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, LJLA. 11QtgJob 33.2=39:20 : אימה ודחלה‏ . TgO Gen9:2 : וְדַחלַתכוֹן וְאֵימַתְכוֹן תְהֵי עַל כֹל חַיַת ארעא‏ . PJ Gen49:17 : ומן אמתיה רכביה מתפרקיד לאחוריה‏ its rider is thrown down backwards out of fear.

appearance invoking fear, awesomeness JLAtg. TgJ Is53:2 : לָא חֵיזוּ חוּלָא חִזוֵיה וְלָא אֵימְתֵיה אֵימַת הִדיוֹט‏ his appearance is not the appearance of an ordinary person nor his awesomeness that of a simple person.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 50a; DJBA: 118a; Jastrow: 51; Levy Ch-W: 1:24; Tal Sam: 24; DNWSI: 1252; Cook,Qumran: 8;

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Derivatives:

ˀymtn, ˀymtny (ˀēməṯān) adj. fearsome, terrible

mˀmyt prep. (??)