Strong's Lexicon: H3373 יָרֵא

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3373
Word:	יָרֵא
Part of Speech:	adjective
Etymology:	from H3372
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	55
Transliteration:	yare
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	yaw-ray'
Meaning:	1. fearing 2. morally, reverent
KJV Renderings:	afraid, fear (-ful).

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יָרֵא verb fear (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian îrû, id.; Hpt KAT^{2, Gloss i.}, COT^Gloss) —

Qal₃₂₈ Perfect ׳ יר Gen 19:30 + 14 t.; 3 feminine יָרְאָה Jer 3:8; Ps 76:9 יָרֵ֑אָה Gen 18:15 plural 2 masculine יְרֵאתֶם Num 12:8 + 2 t.; + 23 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִירָא Amos 3:8 + 3 t.; וַיִּירָא Gen 28:17 + 5 t.; וַיִּרָא Jer 26:21 + 5 t.; plural (יִָֽרְאוּ) יִירְאוּ Jer 23:4 +; יִרָאוּן Deut 13:12, +, etc.; 136 t. Imperfect; Imperative יְרָא Prov 3:7 + 3 t.; יְראוּ Josh 24:14 + 2 t.; Infinitive construct יְרֹא Josh 22:25 לֵרֹא 1Sam 18:29 ( Ges^{«GKC:69»§ 69}, R. i.); לְיִרְאָה Deut 4:10 + 13 t.; suffix יִרְאָתוֺ 2Sam 3:11 יִרְאָתָם Isa 29:13 יְרָאתֶם Josh 4:24 (read יִרְאָתָם Bö^{§ 1081 a} Ew^{337 b} Di etc.); Participle יָרֵא Gen 32:12 + 15 t.; construct יְרֵא Gen 22:12 + 10 t.; plural יְרֵאִים Jer 42:11 + 6 t.; construct יִרְאֵי Exod 18:21 + 12 t.; feminine construct יִרְאַת Prov 31:30 —

1. fear, be afraid (not in P ):

a. absolute Gen 3:10; Gen 18:15; Gen 32:8; Gen 43:18; Exod 14:10 ( J ), Gen 20:8 ; Gen 28:17 ; Gen 42:35 ; Exod 2:14 ; Josh 10:2 ( E ), Deut 20:8 ; Deut 31:8 ; Judg 7:3 ; Judg 8:20; 1Sam 4:7; 1Sam 17:11 ; 1Sam 17:24 ; 1Sam 23:3; 1Sam 28:5; 1Sam 31:4 = 1Chr 10:4 ; 2Kgs 10:4 ; 2Chr 20:3 ; Neh 2:2; Neh 6:13; Isa 54:14 ; Jer 3:8; Jer 23:4; Jer 26:21 ; Amos 3:8; Jonah 1:5; Jonah 1:10 ; Ps 27:3; Ps 46:3; Ps 49:6 (but Bae reads ראה) Ps 56:4; Ps 56:5; Ps 56:12 ; Ps 64:5; Ps 65:10 ; Ps 76:9 ; Ps 112:8; Ps 118:6; Prov 14:16 ; Job 6:21 ; Job 11:15 אַלתִּֿירָא(יו׳ּׅ fear not Gen 15:1; Gen 21:17 ; Gen 35:17 ; Gen 50:19 ; Gen 50:21 ; Exod 20:20 ; Josh 10:25 ( E ), Gen 26:24; Gen 43:23; Exod 14:13; Josh 8:1 ( J ), Deut 1:21 ; Deut 20:3 ; Deut 31:6 ; Judg 4:18 ; Judg 6:23 ; 1Sam 4:20 ; 1Sam 12:20; 1Sam 22:23; 1Sam 23:17; 1Sam 28:13; 2Sam 9:7; 2Sam 13:28; 1Kgs 17:13; 2Kgs 6:16; 1Chr 22:13 ; 1Chr 28:20 ; 2Chr 20:17 ; Isa 7:4 ; Isa 35:4; Isa 40:9; Isa 41:10 ; Isa 41:13 ; Isa 41:14 ; Isa 43:1; Isa 43:5; Isa 44:2; Isa 54:4; Jer 30:10 ; Jer 46:27 ; Jer 46:28 ; Joel 2:21 ; Joel 2:22 ; Zeph 3:16 ; Hag 2:5; Zech 8:13; Zech 8:15 ; Ps 49:17 ; Lam 3:57; Dan 10:12 ; Dan 10:19 ; Ruth 3:11 ׳ יִשְׁמְעוּ וי hear and fear Deut 13:12 ; Deut 17:13 ; Deut 19:20 ; Deut 21:21 ׳ (י)ראו וי see and fear Ps 40:4; Ps 52:8; Isa 41:5; Zech 9:5.

b. with accusative of thing or person Num 14:9 (twice in verse) ( J ), Num 21:34 ( E ), Deut 3:2 ; Deut 3:22 ; Judg 6:27 ; 1Sam 15:24; 2Sam 3:11; 1Kgs 1:51; Isa 8:12; Isa 51:7; Isa 57:11; Ezek 3:9; Ezek 11:8; Hab 3:2 (accusative פעלךָ in corrected rhythm), Ps 23:4; Dan 1:10 accusative of God (׳ י) 1Sam 12:18; 2Sam 6:9 = 1Chr 13:12; Isa 57:11; Jer 5:22; Jonah 1:16; Job 9:35; Job 37:24 .

c. with מִן be afraid of, Deut 1:29; Deut 2:4; Deut 7:18; Deut 20:1; Deut 28:10; Josh 10:8 ( D ) 1Sam 28:20; 2Kgs 25:24; Isa 10:24; Isa 51:12; Jer 10:5; Jer 42:11; Jer 42:16 ; Ezek 2:6 (3 t. in verse); Mic 7:17; Ps 3:7; Ps 27:1; Ps 65:9; Ps 91:5; Ps 112:7; Ps 119:120; Prov 3:25; Prov 31:21; Job 5:21; Job 5:22; Eccl 12:5 with מִפְּנֵי Deut 5:5; Deut 7:19; Josh 9:24; Josh 11:6 ( D ), 1Sam 7:7 ; 1Sam 18:29; 1Sam 21:23 ; 1Kgs 1:50 ; 2Kgs 1:15 ; 2Kgs 19:6 (= Isa 37:6) 2Kgs 25:26 ; 2Chr 20:15 ; 2Chr 32:7 ; Neh 4:8 ; Jer 1:8; Jer 41:18 ; Jer 42:11 (twice in verse); מִלִּפְנֵי 1Sam 18:12 , with בְּ because of, for Jer 51:46 .

d. with infinitive and לְ fear to do a thing Gen 19:30; Gen 26:7 ( J ), Num 12:8 ( E ), Judg 7:10 ; 2Sam 1:14 ; 2Sam 10:19; 2Sam 12:18 with infin. and מִן, afraid of doing Gen 46:3; Exod 3:6 ( E ), 1Sam 3:15 ; Jer 40:9 ; Job 32:6 .

e. with פֶּן fear lest Gen 31:31 ( E ) Gen 32:12 ( J ).

2. stand in awe of, with מן and infinitive וַיִּירְאוּ מִגֶּשֶׁת אֵלָיו Exod 34:30 ( P ) and they stood in awe of drawing nigh unto him; יִירְאוּ מֵיהוה ׳ וגו Ps 33:8 let all the earth stand in awe of Yahweh; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלהֶיךָ and thou shalt stand in awe of thy God Lev 19:14 ; Lev 19:32 ; Lev 25:17 ; Lev 25:36 ; Lev 25:43 (all H ); with מִפְּנֵי, of the king Solomon 1Kgs 3:28 ׳ מִפְּנֵי י אלהים Exod 9:30 (J?); ׳ מפני י Hag 1:12 מלפני (אלהיםׅ ׳ י stand in awe before (God) Eccl 3:14; Eccl 8:12; Eccl 8:13.

3. fear, reverence, honour, e.g. parents Lev 19:3 ( H ), Moses and Joshua Josh 4:14 (twice in verse), the oath 1Sam 14:26; Eccl 9:2, commandment Prov 13:13 , the sanctuary Lev 19:30; Lev 26:2 ( H ), other gods Judg 6:10; 2Kgs 17:7; 2Kgs 17:35; 2Kgs 17:37; 2Kgs 17:38 elsewhere of God:

a. absolute Jer 44:10.

b. with accusative (ה)אלהים Gen 22:12 ; Gen 42:18 ; Exod 1:17 ; Exod 1:21; Exod 18:21 ( E ), Deut 25:18; Ps 55:20; Ps 66:16; Job 1:1; Job 1:8; Job 1:9; Job 2:3; Eccl 5:6; Eccl 7:18 ; Eccl 8:12; Eccl 12:13; יהוה ׳ יר Exod 14:31 ( J ), Josh 22:25 ( P ), Josh 24:14 ( E ), 1Sam 12:14; 1Sam 12:24; 1Kgs 18:3; 1Kgs 18:12; 2Kgs 4:1; 2Kgs 17:25; 2Kgs 17:28; 2Kgs 17:32; 2Kgs 17:33; 2Kgs 17:34 ; 2Kgs 17:41 ; Isa 50:10; Jer 5:24; Jer 26:19; Hos 10:3; Jonah 1:9; Mal 3:16 (twice in verse); Ps 15:4; Ps 22:24; Ps 25:12 ; Ps 34:10; Ps 112:1; Ps 115:11 ; Ps 115:13; Ps 118:4; Ps 128:1; Ps 128:4; Ps 135:20; Prov 3:7; Prov 14:2 ; Prov 24:21; Prov 31:30 אֱלֹהֶיךָ ׳ י ׳ יר (and other suffixes) Deut 6:2; Deut 6:13; Deut 6:24; Deut 10:12; Deut 10:20 ; Deut 14:23; Deut 17:19; Deut 31:12; Deut 31:13; Josh 4:24 ( D ), 2Kgs 17:39 with suffixes referring to Yahweh or Elohim Deut 4:10; Deut 5:26; Deut 8:6; Deut 13:5 ; 1Kgs 8:40; 1Kgs 8:43 = 2Chr 6:31; 2Chr 6:33; 2Kgs 17:36 ; Isa 25:3 ; Isa 29:13; Jer 10:7; Jer 32:39; Mal 2:5; Mal 3:5 ; Zeph 3:7; Ps 22:26 ; Ps 25:14 ; Ps 31:20 ; Ps 33:18 ; Ps 34:8 ; Ps 34:10; Ps 60:6 ; Ps 67:8 ; Ps 72:5; Ps 85:10; Ps 103:11 ; Ps 103:13; Ps 103:17; Ps 111:5; Ps 119:63; Ps 119:74; Ps 119:79; Ps 145:19; Ps 147:11 ׳ הַיָּרֵא אֶתדְּֿבַר י Exod 9:20 he that feared the word of Yahweh ( J ); the name (of Yahweh) Deut 28:58; Isa 59:19 ; Mal 3:20; Ps 61:6; Ps 86:11; Ps 102:16 ; Neh 1:11 .

Niph`al₄₅ Imperfect 2 masculine תִּוָּרֵא Ps 130:4 Participle נוֺרָא Gen 28:17 + 33 t.; feminine נוֺרָאָה Isa 21:1 plural נוֺרָאוֺת Isa 64:2 + 5 t.; נוֺרָאֹת Deut 10:21 נֹרָאוֺת 2Sam 7:23 suffix נוֺרְאוֺתֶיךָ Ps 145:6 —

1. be fearful, dreadful, e.g. wilderness Deut 1:19; Deut 8:15, land Isa 21:1 , people Isa 18:2; Isa 18:7 ; Hab 1:7 , ice (in simile) ׳ כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח הנ Ezek 1:22 (strike out ᵐ5 Co).

2. cause astonishment and awe: of Yahweh himself Ps 47:3; Ps 68:36; Ps 76:8 נוֺרָא תְהִלֹּת awe-inspiring in praises Exod 15:11 (song); עַלאֿלוהּ נוֺרָא הוֺד awe-inspiring majesty (is) upon Eloah Job 37:22 with לְ, to kings of the earth Ps 76:13 with על of hostile nations Zeph 2:11 of ׳ י's doings Exod 34:10 ( J ) Ps 66:3; Ps 66:5 (ה)נוראות wonderful, glorious things, of Messianic king Ps 45:5 of Yahweh himself Deut 10:21 ; 2Sam 7:23 = 1Chr 17:21; Isa 64:2; Ps 106:22; Ps 145:6 ׳ נו adverbially in Ps 65:6; Ps 139:14 Ges^{«GKC:118»§ 118}. 5. b Da^{Synt. § 70}(b); הגדול והנורא ׳ יוֺם י the great and awful day of Yahweh Joel 3:4 ; Mal 3:23 compare Joel 2:11.

3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe:

a. as attribute of God, לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא that thou mightest be revered Ps 130:4 (ה)גָּדוֺל ו(ה)נוֺרָא (the) great and awful (God) Deut 7:21; Deut 10:17; Neh 1:5 ; Neh 4:8 ; Neh 9:32; with עַל, above all gods Ps 96:4 = 1Chr 16:25 above the angels round about him Ps 89:8.

b. of the name of Yahweh Deut 28:58 ; Ps 99:3 ; Ps 111:9; Mal 1:14.

c. of sacred things: מלאךְ האלהים Judg 13:6 place of theophany Gen 28:17 ( E ).

Piel. ₅ Perfect 3 masculine suffix יֵָֽרְאֻנִי 2Sam 14:15 Infinitive suffix לְיָָֽרְאֵנִי Neh 6:19 לְיָֽרְאָם 2Chr 32:18 Participle plural מְיָָֽרְאִים Neh 6:9 ; Neh 6:14 make afraid, terrify, with accusative

BDB3709

יָרֵא verbal adjective see above Participle

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ירא (yah-reh’)

Genesis 22:12

KJV: And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.

EHCC: now I know that thou fearest God,

Genesis 42:18

KJV: And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God:

EHCC: This do, and live; (for) I fear God:

Genesis 1:9

KJV: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

EHCC: 20. He that feared the word of the Lord

Genesis 14:21

KJV: And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.persons: Heb. souls

EHCC: such as fear God, men of truth,

Genesis 20:8

KJV: Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

EHCC: What man (is there) that (is) fearful

Genesis 35:18

KJV: And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben–oni: but his father called him Benjamin.Ben–oni: that is, The son of my sorrowBenjamin: that is, The son of the right hand

EHCC: he feared not God.

Genesis 17:32

EHCC: So they feared the Lord,

Genesis 25:12

KJV: Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham’s son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s handmaid, bare unto Abraham:

EHCC: he that feoreth the Lori?

Genesis 14:0

EHCC: f the (is) with them Hy hon him;

Genesis 31:19

KJV: And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s.images: Heb. teraphim

EHCC: 20). hast laid up for them that fear thee ;

Genesis 43:18

KJV: And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph’s house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.seek…: Heb. roll himself upon us

EHCC: of the Lord (is) upon them that fear him,

Genesis 34:7

KJV: And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

EHCC: (8). round about them that fear him,

Genesis 60:4

EHCC: (6). Thou hast given a banner ¢o them that

Genesis 61:5

EHCC: (6). the Pe of those that fear thy

Genesis 86:16

EHCC: Come (and) hear, all ye that fear God,

Genesis 85:9

EHCC: (10), salvation (is) nigh them that fear him;

Genesis 103:11

EHCC: is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Genesis 111:5

EHCC: hath given meat unto them that fear him:

Genesis 115:11

EHCC: Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord:

Genesis 119:4

EHCC: Let them now that fear the Lord say,

Genesis 19:74

EHCC: They that fear thee will be glad

Genesis 135:20

EHCC: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. -

Genesis 147:14

EHCC: Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,

Genesis 70:13

EHCC: 13. but he that ‘feareth the commandment

Genesis 41:30

KJV: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

EHCC: woman (that) feareth the Lord,

Genesis 8:12

KJV: And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

EHCC: it shall be well with them that fear God,

Genesis 9:2

KJV: And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

EHCC: (he) that feareth an oath.

Genesis 8:50

EHCC: 10. Who (is) among you that feareth the

Genesis 42:11

KJV: We are all one man’s sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies.

EHCC: of whom ye are afraid ;

Strong's Lexicon

H3373 — יָרֵא