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. Isaiah 54:14 תִירָ֔אִי ti.Ra.'i · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.

  2. Isaiah 57:11 וַתִּֽירְאִי֙ va.ti.re.'I · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by you

    And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not?

  3. Isaiah 57:11 תִירָֽאִי׃ ti.Ra.'i · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not?

  4. Isaiah 59:19 וְיִֽירְא֤וּ ve.yi.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    So shall they fear the name of Jehovah from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth.

  5. Isaiah 64:3 נוֹרָא֖וֹת no.ra.'ot · An -ing word: receiving the action

    When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains quaked at thy presence.

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