Lexical Definition

‎עָרִיץ‎ ʻârîyts (aw-reets') ruthless ^H:A
from ‎עָרַץ‎

mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.

• fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical

1) awe-inspiring, terror-striking, awesome, terrifying, ruthless, mighty

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Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎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, Ps 54:5* (|| ‎זָרִים‎), = ‎׳‎‎עֲדַת ע‎ Ps 86:14 (|| ‎זֵדִים‎), ‎׳‎‎הֲמוֺן ע‎ Isa 29:5 (|| ‎זָרָ֑יִח‎); especially of Chaldeans Isa 13:11, construct ‎עָרִצֵי גוֺיִם‎ most terrifying of the nations Ezek 28:7 (|| ‎זָרִים‎) Ezek 30:11; Ezek 31:12 (|| ‎זָרִים‎), Ezek 32:12 so (probably) singular ‎עָרִיץ‎ Isa 49:25 (read ‎׳‎‎ע‎ also for ‎צַדִּיק‎ vIsa 49:24, so Lo Ew Che Gr and others); without specific reference ‎גּוֺיִם עָרִיצִים‎ Isa 25:3 awe-inspiring nations (Du Che take ‎׳‎‎ע‎ as substantive), ‎׳‎‎רִוּחַ ע‎ vIsa 25:4 (strike out as gloss Di and others), ‎׳‎‎זְמִיר ע‎ vIsa 25:5 (strike out verse as gloss Du Che); late, of wicked in general, as ruthless ‎׳‎‎רָאִיתִי רָשָׁע ע‎ Ps 37:35 I have seen a wicked man ruthless; as substantive, Isa 29:20 (|| ‎לֵץ‎), Job 15:20 (|| ‎רשׁע‎), plural Job 27:13 (|| id.), Prov 11:16 read also ‎עָרִיצִ(יםׅ‎ Isa 11:4 (for ᵑ0 ‎אֶרֶץ‎), so Che Br^MP Du Gr and others (|| ‎רָשָׁע‎).

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