פָּחַד

פָּחַד(b. h.) (to breathe, pant, to fear; to be anxious. Esth. R. to V, 1 למה תִפְחְדִי why art thou afraid? Midr. Till. to Ps. 14 שלא פָחֲדוּ מןוכ׳ that they were not afraid of the Lord; a. e. Nif. נִפְחָד to be frightened, excited. Esth. R. to IV, 15 היתה אסתר נִפְחֶדֶת מאודוכ׳ Esther was greatly excited on account of the evil Cant. R. to III, 8 מתיראין ומזדעזעין ונִפְחָדִין afraid, trembling, and excited; a. e. Hif. הִפְחִיד to frighten. Num. R. s. 16 כשמבקשין להַפְחִידוֹ when they want to frighten the child, v. רְצוּעָה; a. e. Pi. פִּיחֵד same. Part. pass. מְפיּהָד; pl. מְפוּחָדִים. Sifra Bhar, Par. 3, ch. IV (ref. to Lev. 25:19) לא מפוזרים ולא מפ׳ neither scattered, nor frightened. Hithpa. הִתְפַּחֵר, Nithpa. נִתְפַּחֵד: to be afraid; to be joyously excited; to await with anxiety. Pesik. R. s. 15 ולא היו מתיראים ולא מִתְפַּחֲדִים and they were neither afraid, nor excited; Yalk. Ps. 795. Deut. R. s. 1, end מתייראין ומִתְפַּחֲדִין מכם trembled and were afraid of you. Ab. dR. N. ch. IX שיהא לבו של־אדם מִתְפַּחֵדוכ׳ that a mans heart should be afraid (of an evil occurrence) every day. Gen. R. s. 48 זה מִתְפַּחֵד לומר איזו פרוקופיוכ׳ the one is excited thinking what the distinction will be which the king is to confer upon me; וזה מתפ׳ ואומר איזה דיןוכ׳ and the other is excited thinking what the judgment will be ; Yalk. Is. 304. Tanḥ. Lekh 15 אתם מתפחדין על הטובוכ׳ you will be excited with joy over the good which is reserved for you (ref. to ופחדו, Hos. 3:5). Cant. R. l. c.; a. fr.