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# terror

«terror» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Very great fear: They screamed in terror** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (terror — uncountable; a terror, terrors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very great fear: They screamed in terror. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#m1)

2) Something or someone that causes great fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#m2)

3) Violence used to frighten people, usually for political aims (terrorism): a terror attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#m3)

4) (informal) A naughty, wild child: Their toddler is a little terror! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is a fear sent by God, or the dread of God's mighty acts that makes enemies afraid. Interpretation: A terror from God protects Jacob's family, and the terror of the Exodus shows God's power; tradition sees fear of God as defending Israel. In the primary lessons: In stories «terror» shows the strongest fear: «frozen with terror». In news it is linked to terrorism, which children can talk about with trusted adults. In everyday family talk «a little terror» is a fond name for a naughty child.

### examples

- and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel. (Torah DEU.34.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x1)
- Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x2)
- And they journeyed; and a terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. (Torah GEN.35.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x3)
- Round about his teeth is terror. (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x4)
- They are wholly consumed by terrors. (Writings PSA.73.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x5)
- At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not. (Prophets ISA.17.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x6)
- The mouse froze in terror when it saw the cat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x7)
- She ran from the dog in terror. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x8)
- The storm brought terror to the small village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x9)
- The news reported a terror attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x10)
- My little cousin is a real terror at bedtime! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x11)
- The pirates were the terror of the seas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x12)
- The command struck terror among the beasts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/#x13)

### note

Adjective: terrible, terrifying; verb: terrify; noun: terrorist, terrorism. Terror is stronger than fear or fright. «A little terror» about a child is affectionate.

### In the corpora

- [and in all the mighty hand, and in all the great terror, which Moses wrought in the sight of all Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.980/)
- [At eventide behold terror; and before the morning they are not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.373/)
- [My heart is bewildered, terror hath overwhelmed me; the twilight that I longed for hath been turned for me into trembling.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.422/)
- [Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.504/)
- [Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.700/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «terror» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/terror/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.