Words the Bible translates as assail

English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.

ba'atבָּעַתto overwhelm with sudden terror: to fall upon a person with dread that seizes from outside
aqavעָקַבto come up behind someone and take what was going to be his: to supplant, cheat, or betray
+1 more meaning
- to hold something back, keeping it from going forward

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