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Lexicon :: Strong's H3372 - yārē'

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יָרֵא
Transliteration
yārē'
Pronunciation
yaw-ray'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 907,908

Strong’s Definitions

יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; a primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten:—affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 314x

The KJV translates Strong's H3372 in the following manner: fear (188x), afraid (78x), terrible (23x), terrible thing (6x), dreadful (5x), reverence (3x), fearful (2x), terrible acts (1x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 314x
The KJV translates Strong's H3372 in the following manner: fear (188x), afraid (78x), terrible (23x), terrible thing (6x), dreadful (5x), reverence (3x), fearful (2x), terrible acts (1x), miscellaneous (8x).
  1. to fear, revere, be afraid

    1. (Qal)

      1. to fear, be afraid

      2. to stand in awe of, be awed

      3. to fear, reverence, honour, respect

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared

      2. to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe

      3. to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe

    3. (Piel) to make afraid, terrify

  2. (TWOT) to shoot, pour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; a primitive root; to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten:—affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), × see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
STRONGS H3372: Abbreviations
יָרֵא verb fear (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian îrû, id.; Hpt KAT2, Gloss i., COTGloss) —
Qal328 Perfect יר׳ Genesis 19:30 + 14 times; 3rd person feminine יָֽֽֽרְאָה Jeremiah 3:8; Psalm 76:9; יָרֵ֑אָה Genesis 18:15; plural 2nd person masculine יְרֵאתֶם Numbers 12:8 +2 times; + 23 times Perfect; Imperfect יִירָא Amos 3:8 + 3 times; וַיִּירָא Genesis 28:17 + 5 times; וַיִּרָא Jeremiah 26:21 + 5 times; plural (יִָֽרְאוּ) יִירְאוּ Jeremiah 23:4 +; יִרָאוּן Deuteronomy 13:12, +, etc.; + 136 times Imperfect; Imperative יְרָא Proverbs 3:7 + 3 times; יְראוּ Joshua 24:14 + 2 times; Infinitive construct יְרֹא Joshua 22:25; לֵרֹא 1 Samuel 18:29 (Ges§ 69, R. i.); לְיִרְאָה Deuteronomy 4:10 +13 times; suffix יִרְאָתוֺ 2 Samuel 3:11; יִרְאָתָם Isaiah 29:13; יְרָאתֶם Joshua 4:24 (read יִרְאָתָם§ 1081 a Ew337b Di etc.);
[H3373 Participle יָרֵא Genesis 32:12 +15 times; construct יְרֵא Genesis 22:12 + 10 times; plural יְרֵאִים Jeremiah 42:11 +6 times; construct יִרְאֵי Exodus 18:21 + 12 times; feminine construct יִרְאַת Proverbs 31:30];—
1. fear, be afraid (not in P):
a. absolute Genesis 3:10; Genesis 18:15; Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7; Genesis 43:18; Exodus 14:10 (J), Genesis 20:8; Genesis 28:17; Genesis 42:35; Exodus 2:14; Joshua 10:2 (E), [H3373 Deuteronomy 20:8]; Deuteronomy 31:8; [H3373 Judges 7:3]; Judges 8:20; 1 Samuel 4:7; 1 Samuel 17:11, 24; 1 Samuel 23:3; 1 Samuel 28:5; 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; 2 Kings 10:4; 2 Chronicles 20:3; Nehemiah 2:2; Nehemiah 6:13; Isaiah 54:14; Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 23:4; Jeremiah 26:21; Amos 3:8; Jonah 1:5, 10; Psalm 27:3; Psalm 46:3; Psalm 49:6 (but Bae reads ראה) Psalm 56:4; Psalm 56:5; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 64:5; Psalm 65:10; Psalm 76:9; Psalm 112:8; Psalm 118:6; [H3373 Proverbs 14:16]; Job 6:21; Job 11:15; אַלתִּֿירָא(יו׳ּׅ fear not Genesis 15:1; Genesis 21:17; Genesis 35:17; Genesis 50:19, 21; Exodus 20:20; Joshua 10:25 (E), Genesis 26:24; Genesis 43:23; Exodus 14:13; Joshua 8:1 (J), Deuteronomy 1:21; Deuteronomy 20:3; Deuteronomy 31:6; Judges 4:18; Judges 6:23; 1 Samuel 4:20; 1 Samuel 12:20; 1 Samuel 22:23; 1 Samuel 23:17; 1 Samuel 28:13; 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 17:13; 2 Kings 6:16; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2 Chronicles 20:17; Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 41:10, 13, 14; Isaiah 43:1, 5; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 54:4; Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27, 28; Joel 2:21, 22; Zephaniah 3:16; Haggai 2:5; Zechariah 8:13, 15; Psalm 49:17; Lamentations 3:57; Daniel 10:12, 19; Ruth 3:11; יִשְׁמְעוּ וי׳ hear and fear Deuteronomy 13:12; Deuteronomy 17:13; Deuteronomy 19:20; Deuteronomy 21:21; (י)ראו וי׳ see and fear Psalm 40:4; Psalm 52:8; Isaiah 41:5; Zechariah 9:5.
b. with accusative of thing or person Numbers 14:9 (twice in verse) (J), Numbers 21:34 (E), Deuteronomy 3:2, 22; Judges 6:27; 1 Samuel 15:24; 2 Samuel 3:11; 1 Kings 1:51; Isaiah 8:12; Isaiah 51:7; Isaiah 57:11; Ezekiel 3:9; Ezekiel 11:8; Habakkuk 3:2 (accusative פעלךָ in corrected rhythm), Psalm 23:4; [H3373 Daniel 1:10]; accusative of God (י׳) 1 Samuel 12:18; 2 Samuel 6:9 = 1 Chronicles 13:12; Isaiah 57:11; Jeremiah 5:22; [H3373 Jonah 1:16]; Job 9:35; Job 37:24.
d. with infinitive and לְ fear to do a thing Genesis 19:30; Genesis 26:7 (J), Numbers 12:8 (E), Judges 7:10; 2 Samuel 1:14; 2 Samuel 10:19; 2 Samuel 12:18; with infinitive and מִן, afraid of doing Genesis 46:3; Exodus 3:6 (E), 1 Samuel 3:15; Jeremiah 40:9; Job 32:6.
e. with פֶּן fear lest Genesis 31:31 (E) [H3373 Genesis 32:12 [Genesis 32:11]] (J).
2. stand in awe of, with מן and infinitive וַיִּירְאוּ מִגֶּשֶׁת אֵלָיו Exodus 34:30 (P) and they stood in awe of drawing nigh unto him; יִירְאוּ מֵיהוה וגו׳ Psalm 33:8 let all the earth stand in awe of Yahweh; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלהֶיךָ and thou shalt stand in awe of thy God Leviticus 19:14, 32; Leviticus 25:17, 36, 43 (all H); with מִפְּנֵי, of the king Solomon 1 Kings 3:28; י'מִפְּנֵי אלהים Exodus 9:30 (J?); מפני י׳ Haggai 1:12; (אלהים) מלפני י׳ stand in awe before (God) Ecclesiastes 3:14; Ecclesiastes 8:12, [H3373 Ecclesiastes 8:13].
3. fear, reverence, honour, e.g. parents Leviticus 19:3 (H), Moses and Joshua Joshua 4:14 (twice in verse), the oath 1 Samuel 14:26; Ecclesiastes 9:2, commandment [H3373 Proverbs 13:13], the sanctuary Leviticus 19:30; Leviticus 26:2 (H), other gods Judges 6:10; 2 Kings 17:7, 35, 37, 38; elsewhere of God:
a. absolute Jeremiah 44:10.
b. with accusative (ה)אלהים [H3373 Genesis 22:12]; Genesis 42:18; Exodus 1:17, 21; [H3373 Exodus 18:21 (E); Deuteronomy 25:18]; Psalm 55:20; [H3373 Psalm 66:16; Job 1:1], Job 1:8, [H3373 Job 1:9; 2:3]; Ecclesiastes 5:6; [H3373 Ecclesiastes 7:18]; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Nehemiah 7:2; יהוה יר׳ Exodus 14:31 (J), Joshua 22:25 (P), Joshua 24:14 (E), 1 Samuel 12:14, 24; [H3373 1 Kings 18:3], 12; 2 Kings 4:1; 2 Kings 17:25, 28, 32, 33, 34, 41; [H3373 Isaiah 50:10]; Jeremiah 5:24; [H3373 Jeremiah 26:19]; Hosea 10:3; [H3373 Jonah 1:9]; Malachi 3:16 (twice in verse); [H3373 Psalm 15:4; Psalm 22:24 [Psalm 22:23]; Psalm 25:12; Psalm 34:10]; Psalm 112:1; [H3373 Psalm 115:11, 13; 118:4; 128:1, 4; 135:20]; Proverbs 3:7; [H3373 Proverbs 14:2]; Proverbs 24:21; [H3373 Proverbs 31:30]; אֱלֹהֶיךָ י׳ יר׳ (and other suffixes) Deuteronomy 6:2, 13, 24; Deuteronomy 10:12, 20; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 31:12, 13; Joshua 4:24 (D), 2 Kings 17:39; with suffixes referring to Yahweh or Elohim Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 5:26; Deuteronomy 8:6; Deuteronomy 13:5; 1 Kings 8:40, 43 2 Chronicles 6:31, 33; 2 Kings 17:36; Isaiah 25:3; Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 10:7; Jeremiah 32:39; Malachi 2:5; Malachi 3:5; Zephaniah 3:7; [H3373 Psalm 22:26 [Psalm 22:25]; Psalm 25:14; Psalm 31:20 [Psalm 31:19]; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 34:8 [Psalm 34:7]; Psalm 34:10 [Psalm 34:9]; Psalm 60:6 [Psalm 60:4]]; Psalm 67:8 [Psalm 67:7]; Psalm 72:5; [H3373 Psalm 85:10 [Psalm 85:9]; Psalm 103:11; Psalm 103:13; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 111:5]; Psalm 119:63; [H3373 Psalm 119:74, 79; 145:19; 147:11]; הַיָּרֵא אֶתדְּֿבַר י׳ Exodus 9:20 he that feared the word of Yahweh (J); the name (of Yahweh) Deuteronomy 28:58; Isaiah 59:19; [H3373 Malachi 3:20 [Malachi 4:2]; Psalm 61:6 [Psalm 61:5]]; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 102:16; Nehemiah 1:11.
Niph.45 Imperfect 2nd person masculine תִּוָּרֵא Psalm 130:4; Participle נוֺרָא Genesis 28:17 + 33 times; feminine נוֺרָאָה Isaiah 21:1; plural נוֺרָאוֺת Isaiah 64:2 + 5 times; נוֺרָאֹת Deuteronomy 10:21; נֹרָאוֺת 2 Samuel 7:23; suffix נוֺרְאוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 145:6; —
1. be fearful, dreadful, e.g. wilderness Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 8:15, land Isaiah 21:1, people Isaiah 18:2, 7; Habakkuk 1:7, ice (in simile) כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח הנ׳ Ezekiel 1:22 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co).
2. cause astonishment and awe: of Yahweh himself Psalm 47:3; Psalm 68:36 [Psalm 68:35]; Psalm 76:8; נוֺרָא תְהִלֹּת awe-inspiring in praises Exodus 15:11 (song); עַלאֿלוהּ נוֺרָא הוֺד awe-inspiring majesty (is) upon Eloah Job 37:22; with לְ, to kings of the earth Psalm 76:13; with על of hostile nations Zephaniah 2:11; of י׳'s doings Exodus 34:10 (J) Psalm 66:3; Psalm 66:5; (ה)נוראות wonderful, glorious things, of Messianic king Psalm 45:5; of Yahweh himself Deuteronomy 10:21; 2 Samuel 7:23 = 1 Chronicles 17:21; Isaiah 64:2; Psalm 106:22; Psalm 145:6; נו׳ adverbially in Psalm 65:6; Psalm 139:14 Ges§ 118. 5. b DaSynt. § 70(b); הגדול והנורא יוֺם י׳ the great and awful day of Yahweh Joel 3:4; Malachi 3:23 [Malachi 4:5] compare Joel 2:11.
3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe:
a. as attribute of God, לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא that thou mightest be revered Psalm 130:4; (ה)גָּדוֺל ו(ה)נוֺרָא (the) great and awful (God) Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 9:32; Daniel 9:4; with עַל, above all gods Psalm 96:4 = 1 Chronicles 16:25; above the angels round about him Psalm 89:8.
b. of the name of Yahweh Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalm 99:3; Psalm 111:9; Malachi 1:14.
c. of sacred things: מלאךְ האלהים Judges 13:6; place of theophany Genesis 28:17 (E).
Piel.5 Perfect 3rd person masculine suffix יֵָֽרְאֻנִי 2 Samuel 14:15; Infinitive suffix לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי Nehemiah 6:19; לְיָֽרְאָם 2 Chronicles 32:18; Participle plural מְיָֽרְאִים Nehemiah 6:9, 14 make afraid, terrify, with accusative
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:10; 15:1; 18:15; 18:15; 19:30; 19:30; 20:8; 21:17; 26:7; 26:24; 28:17; 28:17; 28:17; 28:17; 31:31; 32:7; 35:17; 42:18; 42:35; 43:18; 43:23; 46:3; 50:19; 50:21

Exodus

1:17; 1:21; 2:14; 3:6; 9:20; 9:30; 14:10; 14:13; 14:31; 15:11; 20:20; 34:10; 34:30

Leviticus

19:3; 19:14; 19:30; 19:32; 25:17; 25:36; 25:43; 26:2

Numbers

12:8; 12:8; 14:9; 21:34

Deuteronomy

1:19; 1:21; 1:29; 2:4; 3:2; 3:22; 4:10; 4:10; 5:5; 5:26; 6:2; 6:13; 6:24; 7:18; 7:21; 8:6; 8:15; 10:12; 10:17; 10:20; 10:21; 10:21; 13:5; 13:12; 13:12; 14:23; 17:13; 17:19; 19:20; 20:1; 20:3; 21:21; 28:10; 28:58; 28:58; 31:6; 31:8; 31:12; 31:13

Joshua

4:14; 4:24; 4:24; 8:1; 9:24; 10:2; 10:8; 10:25; 11:6; 22:25; 22:25; 24:14; 24:14

Judges

4:18; 6:10; 6:23; 6:27; 7:10; 8:20; 13:6

Ruth

3:11

1 Samuel

3:15; 4:7; 4:20; 7:7; 12:14; 12:18; 12:20; 12:24; 14:26; 15:24; 17:11; 17:24; 18:12; 18:29; 18:29; 22:23; 23:3; 23:17; 28:5; 28:13; 28:20; 31:4

2 Samuel

1:14; 3:11; 3:11; 6:9; 7:23; 7:23; 9:7; 10:19; 12:18; 13:28; 14:15

1 Kings

1:50; 1:51; 3:28; 8:40; 8:43; 17:13; 18:12

2 Kings

1:15; 4:1; 6:16; 10:4; 17:7; 17:25; 17:28; 17:32; 17:33; 17:34; 17:35; 17:36; 17:37; 17:38; 17:39; 17:41; 19:6; 25:24; 25:26

1 Chronicles

10:4; 13:12; 16:25; 17:21; 22:13; 28:20

2 Chronicles

6:31; 6:33; 20:3; 20:15; 20:17; 32:7; 32:18

Nehemiah

1:5; 1:11; 2:2; 4:8; 4:8; 6:9; 6:13; 6:14; 6:19; 7:2; 9:32

Job

1:8; 5:21; 5:22; 6:21; 9:35; 11:15; 32:6; 37:22; 37:24

Psalms

3:7; 23:4; 27:1; 27:3; 33:8; 40:4; 45:5; 46:3; 47:3; 49:6; 49:17; 52:8; 55:20; 56:4; 56:5; 56:12; 64:5; 65:6; 65:9; 65:10; 66:3; 66:5; 67:7; 68:35; 72:5; 76:8; 76:9; 76:9; 86:11; 89:8; 91:5; 96:4; 99:3; 102:16; 106:22; 111:9; 112:1; 112:7; 112:8; 118:6; 119:63; 119:120; 130:4; 130:4; 139:14; 145:6; 145:6

Proverbs

3:7; 3:7; 3:25; 24:21; 31:21

Ecclesiastes

3:14; 5:6; 8:12; 8:12; 9:2; 12:5; 12:13

Isaiah

7:4; 8:12; 10:24; 18:2; 18:7; 21:1; 21:1; 25:3; 29:13; 29:13; 35:4; 37:6; 40:9; 41:5; 41:10; 41:13; 41:14; 43:1; 43:5; 44:2; 51:7; 51:12; 54:4; 54:14; 57:11; 57:11; 59:19; 64:2; 64:2

Jeremiah

1:8; 3:8; 3:8; 5:22; 5:24; 10:5; 10:7; 23:4; 23:4; 26:21; 26:21; 30:10; 32:39; 40:9; 41:18; 42:16; 44:10; 46:27; 46:28; 51:46

Lamentations

3:57

Ezekiel

1:22; 2:6; 3:9; 11:8

Daniel

9:4; 10:12; 10:19

Hosea

10:3

Joel

2:11; 2:21; 2:22; 3:4

Amos

3:8; 3:8

Jonah

1:5; 1:10

Micah

7:17

Habakkuk

1:7; 3:2

Zephaniah

2:11; 3:7; 3:16

Haggai

1:12; 2:5

Zechariah

8:13; 8:15; 9:5

Malachi

1:14; 2:5; 3:5; 3:16; 4:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3372 matches the Hebrew יָרֵא (yārē'),
which occurs 20 times in 19 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:8 - And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:8 - She saw that I divorced faithless Israel because of her adultery. But that treacherous sister Judah had no fear, and now she, too, has left me and given herself to prostitution.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:22 - Have you no respect for me?
Why don’t you tremble in my presence?
I, the LORD, define the ocean’s sandy shoreline
as an everlasting boundary that the waters cannot cross.
The waves may toss and roar,
but they can never pass the boundaries I set.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:24 - They do not say from the heart,
‘Let us live in awe of the LORD our God,
for he gives us rain each spring and fall,
assuring us of a harvest when the time is right.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:5 - Their gods are like
helpless scarecrows in a cucumber field!
They cannot speak,
and they need to be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not be afraid of such gods,
for they can neither harm you nor do you any good.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:7 - Who would not fear you, O King of nations?
That title belongs to you alone!
Among all the wise people of the earth
and in all the kingdoms of the world,
there is no one like you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:8 - They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:4 - Then I will appoint responsible shepherds who will care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one will be lost or missing. I, the LORD, have spoken!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:21 - When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:10 - “So do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel,”
says the LORD.
“For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:39 - And I will give them one heart and one purpose: to worship me forever, for their own good and for the good of all their descendants.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:9 - Gedaliah vowed to them that the Babylonians[fn] meant them no harm. “Don’t be afraid to serve them. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and all will go well for you,” he promised.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 41:18 - They were afraid of what the Babylonians[fn] would do when they heard that Ishmael had killed Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonian king.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:11 - Do not fear the king of Babylon anymore,’ says the LORD. ‘For I am with you and will save you and rescue you from his power.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:16 - the very war and famine you fear will catch up to you, and you will die there.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 44:10 - To this very hour you have shown no remorse or reverence. No one has chosen to follow my word and the decrees I gave to you and your ancestors before you.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:27 - “But do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant;
do not be dismayed, Israel.
For I will bring you home again from distant lands,
and your children will return from their exile.
Israel[fn] will return to a life of peace and quiet,
and no one will terrorize them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:28 - Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,
for I am with you,” says the LORD.
“I will completely destroy the nations to which I have exiled you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:46 - But do not panic; don’t be afraid
when you hear the first rumor of approaching forces.
For rumors will keep coming year by year.
Violence will erupt in the land
as the leaders fight against each other.
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