עָרִיץ

עָרִיץ adjective awe-inspiring, terror-striking; — ׳ע of ׳י, כְּגִבּוֺר עָרִיץ Jer 20,11 plural as substantive עָרִיצִים, in bad sense of formidable adversaries, personal, Jer 15,21 (|| רָעִים), Job 6,23 (|| צָר), and national, Sl 54,5 (|| זָרִים), = ׳עֲדַת ע Sl 86,14 (|| זֵדִים), ׳הֲמוֺן ע Es 29,5 (|| זָרָ֑יִח); especially of Chaldeans Es 13,11, construct עָרִצֵי גוֺיִם most terrifying of the nations Ezk 28,7 (|| זָרִים) Ezk 30,11; Ezk 31,12 (|| זָרִים), Ezk 32,12 so (probably) singular עָרִיץ Es 49,25 (read ׳ע also for צַדִּיק vEs 49,24, so Lo Ew Che Gr and others); without specific reference גּוֺיִם עָרִיצִים Es 25,3 awe-inspiring nations (Du Che take ׳ע as substantive), ׳רִוּחַ ע vEs 25,4 (strike out as gloss Di and others), ׳זְמִיר ע vEs 25,5 (strike out verse as gloss Du Che); late, of wicked in general, as ruthless ׳רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע ע Sl 37,35 I have seen a wicked man ruthless; as substantive, Es 29,20 (|| לֵץ), Job 15,20 (|| רשׁע), plural Job 27,13 (|| id.), Ord 11,16 read also עָרִיצִ(יםׅ Es 11,4 (for ᵑ0 אֶרֶץ), so Che Br^MP Du Gr and others (|| רָשָׁע).