עָרִיץ (ʿārîṣ) is a Hebrew adjective meaning awe-inspiring. It appears 20 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6184).

Also rendered

• ruthless

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1702b)

Root family 1702: עָרַץ ʿāraṣ — to be affrighted, dread, fear, oppress, prevail, break, be terrified

• עָרַץ ʿāraṣ — cause to tremble
• מַעֲרָצָה maʿărāṣâ — awful shock
• עָרוּץ ʿārûṣ — dreadful

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