Terrible / shocking
Frightening. Threatening. Awe-inspiring. Shocking.
("Terrible and awe-inspiring is His judgment, and His exaltation goes forth." — Habakkuk 1:7. Also: "We have come to seek atonement from You, terrible and awe-inspiring, a refuge in times of trouble; revive us, have mercy on us, and in Your name we are called." — Liturgical poem for the High Holy Days recited in Selichot)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָיוֹם וְנוֹרָא
Definition (Hebrew)
מַפְחִיד. מְאַיֵּם. נוֹרָא הוֹד. מְזַעְזֵעַ.
("אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא הוּא מִמֶּנּוּ מִשְׁפָּטוֹ וּשְׂאֵתוֹ יֵצֵא" - חֲבַקּוּק א ז, וְכֵן: "אֶתְאָנוֹ (בָּאנוּ) לְבַקֵּשׁ מִמֵּךְ כַּפָּרָה, אָיֹם וְנוֹרָא, מִשְׂגָּב לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָה, תִּחְיִינוּ, תְּחוֹנְנוּ, וּבְשִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא" - פִּיּוּט לְיָמִים נוֹרָאִים הַנֶּאֱמָר בִּסְלִיחוֹת)