ter'-i-b'l, ter'-er (yare'," to be feared," "reverenced," arits, "powerful," "tyrannical," ‘ayom, "aweinspiring," chittith "terror," ballahah, "a worn-out or wasted thing," ‘emah, "fright"; phoberos, "dreadful," phobos, "fear"): The above terms, and many others which employed, denote whatever, by horrible aspect, or by greatness, power, or cruelty, affrights men (
De 1:19;
26:8;
Da 2:31). God is terrible by reason of His awful greatness, His infinite power, His inscrutable dealings, His perfect holiness, His covenant faithfulness, His strict justice and fearful judgments (
Ex 34:10;
De 7:21;
Ne 9:32;
Job 6:4;
37:22;
Ps 65:5;
88:15 f;
Joe 2:11;
Ze 2:11;
Heb 12:21). The term is also applied to the enemies of God and of His people (
Isa 13:11;
25:3 ff;
49:25;
Da 7:7;
1Pe 3:14). "The terror (the Revised Version (British and American) "fear") of the Lord" (
2Co 5:11) denotes the reverence or fear inspired by the thought that Christ is judge (
2Co 5:10).