יָרֵא

ya.re · to fear

Hebrew · Strong's H3372 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-ray' · 315 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to fear H3372G 205
  • to fear: revere H3372H · a Meaning of 110

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
יָרֵא vb. fear
Qal
1. fear, be afraid
2. stand in awe of
3. fear, reverence, honour
Niph.
1. be fearful, dreadful
2. cause astonishment and awe
3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe
Piel. make afraid, terrify

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Chronicles 10:4 יָרֵ֖א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

  2. 1 Chronicles 13:12 וַיִּירָ֤א vai.yi.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  3. 1 Chronicles 16:25 וְנוֹרָ֥א ve.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.

  4. 1 Chronicles 17:21 וְנֹרָא֔וֹת ve.no.ra.'ot · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt?

  5. 1 Chronicles 22:13 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.

  6. 1 Chronicles 28:20 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

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