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hor´ẽr (×ימה, 'eÌ„maÌ„h, פלּצוּת, pallaÌ„cuÌ„th): In 'eÌ„maÌ„h (often rendered “terrorâ€) is translated “horror,†“a horror of great darknessâ€; pallaÌ„cuÌ„th, “trembling,†“horror†(; ); zal‛aÌ„phaÌ„h, “glow,†“heat†(, the Revised Version (British and American) “hot indignation,†margin “horrorâ€); compare ; . For “trembling†() and for “fearfulness†() the Revised Version (British and American) has “horror.†“Horror†does not occur in the New Testament, but in 2 Macc 3:17 we have “The man was so compassed with horror†(phrikasmoÌs), the Revised Version (British and American) “shuddering.