יָרֵא

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)

Every occurrence

1. Joshua 4:14 וַיִּֽרְא֣וּ vai.yir.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

2. Joshua 4:14 יָרְא֥וּ ya.re.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

   On that day Jehovah magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

3. Joshua 4:24 יְרָאתֶ֛ם ye.ra.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

   that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of Jehovah, that it is mighty; that ye may fear Jehovah your God for ever.

4. Joshua 8:1 תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai; see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land;

5. Joshua 9:24 וַנִּירָ֨א va.ni.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by us

   And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

6. Joshua 10:2 וַיִּֽירְא֣וּ vai.yi.re.'U · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

   that they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.

7. Joshua 10:8 תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thy hands; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.

8. Joshua 10:25 תִּֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

   And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed; be strong and of good courage: for thus shall Jehovah do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.

9. Joshua 11:6 תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

   And Jehovah said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them; for to-morrow at this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.

10. Joshua 22:25 יְרֹ֥א ye.Ro' · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    for Jehovah hath made the Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no portion in Jehovah: so might your children make our children cease from fearing Jehovah.

11. Joshua 24:14 יְר֧אוּ ye.R.'u · A command to all of you: simple action

    Now therefore fear Jehovah, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye Jehovah.

American Standard Version (1901). Public domain.