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. Joel 2:11 וְנוֹרָ֥א ve.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And Jehovah uttereth his voice before his army; for his camp is very great; for he is strong that executeth his word; for the day of Jehovah is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

  2. Joel 2:21 תִּֽירְאִ֖י tir.'I · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice; for Jehovah hath done great things.

  3. Joel 2:22 תִּֽירְאוּ֙ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.

  4. Joel 2:31 וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ ve.ha.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh.

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