Gripped by fear / Seized with fear

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Gripped by fear / Seized with fear

Gripped by fear / Seized with fear

Overcome with fear; terrified.

("When the sons of Jacob went down to Egypt, they were trapped and seized by fear and trembling; only divine mercy saved them from destruction" – Torat HaMincha, Parashat Beshalach, Sermon 23)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אֲחוּז פַּחַד

Definition (Hebrew)

פּוֹחֵד מְאוֹד.

("שֶׁכְּשֶׁיִּרְדּוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב לְמִצְרַיִם נִלְכְּדוּ שָׁם וְנֶאֶחְזוּ בִּמְצוּדָה רָעָה הה"ד וַיֵּאָחֲזוּ בָּהּ, אֲחֻזָּם פַּחַד וּרְעָדָה, וְלֹא הָיָה מִי שירחם עֲלֵיהֶם אִלְמָלֵא רַחֲמֵי שָׂמִים שהשגיח עֲלֵיהֶם כְּבָר אָבְדוּ מִן הָעוֹלָם"- תּוֹרַת המנחה פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח/ דְּרָשָׁה כג, 230)

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