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Lexicon :: Strong's H3373 - yārē'

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יָרֵא
Transliteration
yārē'
Pronunciation
yaw-ray'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 907a

Strong’s Definitions

יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; from H3372; fearing; morally, reverent:—afraid, fear (-ful).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x

The KJV translates Strong's H3373 in the following manner: fear (59x), afraid (3x), fearful (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 64x
The KJV translates Strong's H3373 in the following manner: fear (59x), afraid (3x), fearful (2x).

  1. fearing, reverent, afraid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָרֵא yârêʼ, yaw-ray'; from H3372; fearing; morally, reverent:—afraid, fear (-ful).
STRONGS H3373: Abbreviations
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. ... Deuteronomy 20:8; ... Judges 7:3; ... Proverbs 14:16
b. with accusative of thing or person  ... Daniel 1:10; ... Jonah 1:16
c. with מִן be afraid of, ... Jeremiah 42:11 ... Deuteronomy 7:19; ... Jeremiah 42:11 (twice in verse)
d. see H3372
e. with פֶּן fear lest  ... Genesis 32:12 [Genesis 32:11] (J).
2. stand in awe of ... Ecclesiastes 8:13.
3. ... commandment Proverbs 13:13
a. see H3372
b. with accusative (ה)אלהים Genesis 22:12; ... Exodus 18:21 (E), Deuteronomy 25:18; ... Psalm 66:16; Job 1:1, ... Job 1:9; Job 2:3; ... Ecclesiastes 7:18; ... 1 Kings 18:3 ... Isaiah 50:10; ... Jeremiah 26:19; ... Jonah 1:9; ... Psalm 15:4; Psalm 22:24 [Psalm 22:23]; Psalm 25:12; Psalm 34:10; ... Psalm 115:11; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 118:4; Psalm 128:1; Psalm 128:4; Psalm 135:20; ... Proverbs 14:2; ... Proverbs 31:30; ... 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 85:10 [Psalm 85:9]; Psalm 103:11; Psalm 103:13; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 111:5; ... Psalm 119:74; Psalm 119:79; Psalm 145:19; Psalm 147:11; ... Malachi 3:20 [Malachi 4:2]; Psalm 61:6 [Psalm 61:5]

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H3372.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:12; 22:12; 32:11; 32:12

Exodus

18:21; 18:21

Deuteronomy

7:19; 20:8; 25:18

Judges

7:3

1 Kings

18:3

Job

1:1; 1:9; 2:3

Psalms

15:4; 22:23; 22:25; 25:12; 25:14; 31:19; 33:18; 34:7; 34:9; 34:10; 60:4; 61:5; 66:16; 85:9; 103:11; 103:13; 103:17; 111:5; 115:11; 115:13; 118:4; 119:74; 119:79; 128:1; 128:4; 135:20; 145:19; 147:11

Proverbs

13:13; 14:2; 14:16; 31:30; 31:30

Ecclesiastes

7:18; 8:13

Isaiah

50:10

Jeremiah

26:19; 42:11; 42:11; 42:11

Daniel

1:10

Jonah

1:9; 1:16

Malachi

4:2

H3373

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3373 matches the Hebrew יָרֵא (yārē'),
which occurs 54 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:12–Dan 1:10)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:11 - Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which the LORD your God brought you out. So will the LORD your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - And the officers shall speak further to the people, and say, ‘Is there any man who is fearful and fainthearted? Let him go back to his house, lest he make the heart of his fellows melt like his own.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:18 - how he attacked you on the way when you were faint and weary, and cut off your tail, those who were lagging behind you, and he did not fear God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:3 - Now therefore proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling, let him return home and hurry away from Mount Gilead.’” Then 22,000 of the people returned, and 10,000 remained.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:10 - But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:1 - There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8 - And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - in whose eyes a vile person is despised,
but who honors those who fear the LORD;
who swears to his own hurt and does not change;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23 - You who fear the LORD, praise him!
All you offspring of Jacob, glorify him,
and stand in awe of him, all you offspring of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:25 - From you comes my praise in the great congregation;
my vows I will perform before those who fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:12 - Who is the man who fears the LORD?
Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:14 - The friendship[fn] of the LORD is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
in the sight of the children of mankind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:18 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:7 - The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:9 - Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:4 - You have set up a banner for those who fear you,
that they may flee to it from the bow.[fn] Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:5 - For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:16 - Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:9 - Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him,
that glory may dwell in our land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:11 - For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13 - As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:17 - But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children’s children,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:5 - He provides food for those who fear him;
he remembers his covenant forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:11 - You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD!
He is their help and their shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 115:13 - he will bless those who fear the LORD,
both the small and the great.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 118:4 - Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His steadfast love endures forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:74

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:79

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - Let those who fear you turn to me,
that they may know your testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 - A Song of Ascents.
Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD,
who walks in his ways!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:4 - Behold, thus shall the man be blessed
who fears the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:20 - O house of Levi, bless the LORD!
You who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:19 - He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - Whoever despises the word[fn] brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment[fn] will be rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:16 - One who is wise is cautious[fn] and turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:30 - Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18 - It is good that you should take hold of this, and from that withhold not your hand, for the one who fears God shall come out from both of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:13 - But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - And the Lord said:
“Because this people draw near with their mouth
and honor me with their lips,
while their hearts are far from me,
and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 50:10 - Who among you fears the LORD
and obeys the voice of his servant?
Let him who walks in darkness
and has no light
trust in the name of the LORD
and rely on his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:19 - Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and entreat the favor of the LORD, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:11 - Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the LORD, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - and the chief of the eunuchs said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who assigned your food and your drink; for why should he see that you were in worse condition than the youths who are of your own age? So you would endanger my head with the king.”

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