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יָרֵא

ya.reH3372

to fear

Used 315 times in the tagged text.

H3372G · יָרֵא · to fear

What it means

  • to fear, revere, be afraid
  • (TWOT) to shoot, pour
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : frightening(DANGER)
  • 1) to fear, revere, be afraid
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to fear, be afraid
  • 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed
  • 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
  • 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
  • 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
  • 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
  • 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour

H3372H · יָרֵא · to fear: revere

What it means

  • to fear, revere, be afraid
  • (TWOT) to shoot, pour
Full dictionary entry (technical)
  • : awesome(god)
  • 1) to fear, revere, be afraid
  • 1a) (Qal)
  • 1a1) to fear, be afraid
  • 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed
  • 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect
  • 1b) (Niphal)
  • 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
  • 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
  • 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
  • 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
  • 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
  • Also means: ya.re (יָרֵא ": frightening" H3372)

Same idea, other words · The fear of the Lord

Fear in Scripture runs from terror to reverent awe. 'The fear of the Lord' names the awe and trust that is the beginning of wisdom.

Where it appears

  • Genesis19
  • Exodus12
  • Leviticus8
  • Numbers4
  • Deuteronomy37
  • Joshua11
  • Judges6
  • Ruth1
  • 1 Samuel21
  • 2 Samuel9
  • 1 Kings6
  • 2 Kings14
  • 1 Chronicles6
  • 2 Chronicles7
  • Nehemiah12
  • Job9
  • Psalms45
  • Proverbs4
  • Ecclesiastes5
  • Isaiah25
  • Jeremiah19
  • Lamentations1
  • Ezekiel6
  • Daniel3
  • Hosea1
  • Joel4
  • Amos1
  • Jonah3
  • Micah1
  • Habakkuk2
  • Zephaniah4
  • Haggai2
  • Zechariah3
  • Malachi4

Every use · 151–200 of 315 · BSB

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:25וְנוֹרָ֥אand [is] to be feared

    For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.

  2. 1 Chronicles 17:21וְנֹרָא֔וֹתand awesome [deeds]

    And who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.

  3. 1 Chronicles 22:13תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid

    Then you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.

  4. 1 Chronicles 28:20תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid

    David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.

  5. 2 Chronicles 6:31יִֽירָא֗וּךָthey may fear you

    so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.

  6. 2 Chronicles 6:33וּלְיִרְאָ֤הand to fear

    then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.

  7. 2 Chronicles 20:3וַיִּרָ֕אand he was afraid

    Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

  8. 2 Chronicles 20:15תִּֽירְא֤וּyou be afraid

    And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.

  9. 2 Chronicles 20:17תִּֽירְאוּ֙you be afraid

    You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”

  10. 2 Chronicles 32:7תִּֽירְא֣וּyou be afraid

    “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.

  11. 2 Chronicles 32:18לְיָֽרְאָ֖םto make afraid them

    Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.

  12. Nehemiah 1:5וְהַנּוֹרָ֑אand <the> awesome

    Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

  13. Nehemiah 1:11לְיִרְאָ֣הto fear

    O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)

  14. Nehemiah 2:2וָאִירָ֖אand I was afraid

    so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear

  15. Nehemiah 4:14תִּֽירְא֖וּyou be afraid

    After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

  16. Nehemiah 4:14וְהַנּוֹרָא֙and <the> awesome

    After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”

  17. Nehemiah 6:9מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים[were] making afraid

    For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.

  18. Nehemiah 6:13אִירָ֥אI may be afraid

    He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

  19. Nehemiah 6:14מְיָֽרְאִ֥יםmaking afraid

    O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.

  20. Nehemiah 6:16וַיִּֽרְא֗וּand they were afraid

    When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.

  21. Nehemiah 6:19לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִיto make afraid me

    Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.

  22. Nehemiah 7:2וְיָרֵ֥אand fearing

    Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

  23. Nehemiah 9:32וְהַנּוֹרָא֮and <the> awesome

    So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.

  24. Job 1:9יָרֵ֥אhas he feared

    Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

  25. Job 5:21תִירָ֥אyou will be afraid

    You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

  26. Job 5:22תִּירָֽאyou be afraid

    You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

  27. Job 6:21וַתִּירָֽאוּand you were afraid

    For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.

  28. Job 9:35אִירָאֶ֑נּוּI will fear him

    Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.

  29. Job 11:15תִירָֽאyou will fear

    then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.

  30. Job 32:6וָֽאִירָ֓אand I was afraid

    So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.

  31. Job 37:22נ֣וֹרָאawesome of

    Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.

  32. Job 37:24יְרֵא֣וּהוּthey fear him

    Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

  33. Psalms 3:6אִ֭ירָאI will be afraid

    I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.

  34. Psalms 23:4אִ֘ירָ֤אI will fear

    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

  35. Psalms 27:1אִירָ֑אwill I be afraid

    Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

  36. Psalms 27:3יִירָ֪אit will fear

    Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

  37. Psalms 33:8יִֽירְא֣וּlet them fear

    Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.

  38. Psalms 34:9יְר֣אוּfear

    Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.

  39. Psalms 40:3וְיִירָ֑אוּso they may fear

    He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.

  40. Psalms 45:4נוֹרָא֣וֹתawesome [deeds]

    In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

  41. Psalms 46:2נִ֭ירָאwe will fear

    Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,

  42. Psalms 47:2נוֹרָ֑א[is] to be feared

    How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

  43. Psalms 49:5אִ֭ירָאwill I fear

    Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

  44. Psalms 49:16תִּ֭ירָאyou fear

    Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

  45. Psalms 52:6וְיִירָ֗אוּso they may fear

    The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,

  46. Psalms 55:19יָרְא֣וּthey fear

    God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

  47. Psalms 56:3אִירָ֑א[when] I will fear

    When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

  48. Psalms 56:4אִירָ֑אI am afraid

    In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  49. Psalms 56:11אִירָ֑אI am afraid

    in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

  50. Psalms 64:4יִירָֽאוּthey are afraid

    ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.

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