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 Samuel 31:4 יָרֵ֖א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

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

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