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. Zechariah 8:13 תִּירָ֖אוּ ti.Ra.'u · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And it shall come to pass that, as ye were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing. Fear not, but let your hands be strong.

  2. Zechariah 8:15 תִּירָֽאוּ׃ ti.Ra.'u · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

  3. Zechariah 9:5 וְתִירָ֗א ve.ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

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