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. Zephaniah 2:11 נוֹרָ֤א no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Jehovah will be terrible unto them; for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the nations.

  2. Zephaniah 3:7 תִּירְאִ֤י tir.'I · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

  3. Zephaniah 3:15 תִֽירְאִ֥י tir.'I · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.

  4. Zephaniah 3:16 תִּירָ֑אִי ti.Ra.'i · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

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