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. 2 Kings 1:15 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

  2. 2 Kings 6:16 תִּירָ֑א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And he answered, Fear not; for they that are with us are more than they that are with them.

  3. 2 Kings 10:4 וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ vai.yir.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

  4. 2 Kings 17:7 וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ vai.yi.re.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

  5. 2 Kings 17:25 יָרְא֖וּ ya.re.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

  6. 2 Kings 17:28 יִֽירְא֥וּ yi.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.

  7. 2 Kings 17:35 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

  8. 2 Kings 17:36 תִירָ֑אוּ ti.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:

  9. 2 Kings 17:37 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods:

  10. 2 Kings 17:38 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

  11. 2 Kings 17:39 תִּירָ֑אוּ ti.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

  12. 2 Kings 19:6 תִּירָא֙ ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

  13. 2 Kings 25:24 תִּֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

  14. 2 Kings 25:26 יָרְא֖וּ ya.re.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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