יָרֵא

ya.re · to fear

Hebrew · Strong's H3372 · Verb · Sounds like: yaw-ray' · 315 occurrences

English

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. 2 Kings 17:35 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    with whom Jehovah had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

  2. 2 Kings 17:36 תִירָ֑אוּ ti.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:

  3. 2 Kings 17:37 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and the statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods:

  4. 2 Kings 17:38 תִֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods:

  5. 2 Kings 17:39 תִּירָ֑אוּ ti.Ra.'u · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    but Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

  6. 2 Kings 19:6 תִּירָא֙ ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

  7. 2 Kings 25:24 תִּֽירְא֖וּ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

  8. 2 Kings 25:26 יָרְא֖וּ ya.re.'U · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

  9. 1 Chronicles 10:4 יָרֵ֖א ya.Re' · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Then said Saul unto his armorbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

  10. 1 Chronicles 13:12 וַיִּירָ֤א vai.yi.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

  11. 1 Chronicles 16:25 וְנוֹרָ֥א ve.no.Ra' · An -ing word: receiving the action

    For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised: He also is to be feared above all gods.

  12. 1 Chronicles 17:21 וְנֹרָא֔וֹת ve.no.ra.'ot · An -ing word: receiving the action

    And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem unto himself for a people, to make thee a name by great and terrible things, in driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou redeemest out of Egypt?

  13. 1 Chronicles 22:13 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Then shalt thou prosper, if thou observe to do the statutes and the ordinances which Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; fear not, neither be dismayed.

  14. 1 Chronicles 28:20 תִּירָ֖א ti.Ra' · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed; for Jehovah God, even my God, is with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until all the work for the service of the house of Jehovah be finished.

  15. 2 Chronicles 6:31 יִֽירָא֗וּךָ yi.ra.'U.kha · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    that they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

  16. 2 Chronicles 6:33 וּלְיִרְאָ֤ה u.le.yir.'Ah · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    then hear thou from heaven, even from thy dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calleth to thee for; that all the peoples of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

  17. 2 Chronicles 20:3 וַיִּרָ֕א vai.yi.Ra' · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto Jehovah; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

  18. 2 Chronicles 20:15 תִּֽירְא֤וּ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    and he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat: Thus saith Jehovah unto you, Fear not ye, neither be dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.

  19. 2 Chronicles 20:17 תִּֽירְאוּ֙ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of Jehovah with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; fear not, nor be dismayed: to-morrow go out against them: for Jehovah is with you.

  20. 2 Chronicles 32:7 תִּֽירְא֣וּ ti.re.'U · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by all of you

    Be strong and of good courage, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him; for there is a greater with us than with him:

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