Fear of God does not mean being scared of God. The user nogard had a good intuition on what fear of God meant for the Jews: great respect and reverence that come out of love for God.
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noun
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an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.
[COLOR=#878787 !important]"drivers are threatening to quit their jobs in fear after a cabby's murder"[/COLOR]
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[TD]terror, fright, fearfulness, horror, alarm, panic, agitation, trepidation, dread, consternation, dismay, distress; More
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verb
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be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening.
[COLOR=#878787 !important]"he said he didn't care about life so why should he fear death?"[/COLOR]
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[TD]be afraid of, be fearful of, be scared of, be apprehensive of, dread, live in fear of, be terrified of; More[/TD]
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