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. Numbers 14:9 תִּֽירְאוּ֙ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Only rebel not against Jehovah, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is removed from over them, and Jehovah is with us: fear them not.

  2. Numbers 14:9 תִּירָאֻֽם׃ ti.ra.'Um · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Only rebel not against Jehovah, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is removed from over them, and Jehovah is with us: fear them not.

  3. Numbers 21:34 תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.

  4. Deuteronomy 1:19 וְהַנּוֹרָ֨א ve.ha.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And we journeyed from Horeb, and went through all that great and terrible wilderness which ye saw, by the way to the hill-country of the Amorites, as Jehovah our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea.

  5. Deuteronomy 1:21 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Behold, Jehovah thy God hath set the land before thee: go up, take possession, as Jehovah, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.

  6. Deuteronomy 1:29 תִֽירְא֖וּן tir.'Un · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.

  7. Deuteronomy 2:4 וְיִֽירְא֣וּ ve.yi.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;

  8. Deuteronomy 3:2 תִּירָ֣א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Jehovah said unto me, Fear him not; for I have delivered him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.

  9. Deuteronomy 3:22 תְִּירָא֑וּם ti.ra.'Um · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Ye shall not fear them; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you.

  10. Deuteronomy 4:10 לְיִרְאָ֣ה le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    the day that thou stoodest before Jehovah thy God in Horeb, when Jehovah said unto me, Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.

  11. Deuteronomy 5:5 יְרֵאתֶם֙ ye.re.Tem · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by all of you

    (I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

  12. Deuteronomy 5:29 לְיִרְאָ֥ה le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

  13. Deuteronomy 6:2 תִּירָ֜א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  14. Deuteronomy 6:13 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

  15. Deuteronomy 6:24 לְיִרְאָ֖ה le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And Jehovah commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear Jehovah our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as at this day.

  16. Deuteronomy 7:18 תִירָ֖א ti.Ra' · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    thou shalt not be afraid of them: thou shalt well remember what Jehovah thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;

  17. Deuteronomy 7:21 וְנוֹרָֽא׃ ve.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a great God and a terrible.

  18. Deuteronomy 8:6 וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה u.le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

  19. Deuteronomy 8:15 וְהַנּוֹרָ֗א ve.ha.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

  20. Deuteronomy 10:12 לְ֠יִרְאָה Le.yir.'ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And now, Israel, what doth Jehovah thy God require of thee, but to fear Jehovah thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Jehovah thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

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