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. Proverbs 3:7 יְרָ֥א ye.Ra' · A command to you: simple action

    Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:

  2. Proverbs 3:25 תִּ֭ירָא Ti.ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:

  3. Proverbs 24:21 יְרָֽא־ ye.ra'- · A command to you: simple action

    My son, fear thou Jehovah and the king; And company not with them that are given to change:

  4. Proverbs 31:21 תִירָ֣א ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.

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