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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.
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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 - “Do not lay a hand on the boy,” he said. “Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God, because you have not withheld from me your son, your only son.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:11 - Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid he will come and attack me, and also the mothers with their children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - But select capable men from all the people—men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:19 - You saw with your own eyes the great trials, the signs and wonders, the mighty hand and outstretched arm, with which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 20:8 - Then the officers shall add, “Is anyone afraid or fainthearted? Let him go home so that his fellow soldiers will not become disheartened too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 25:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:18 - When you were weary and worn out, they met you on your journey and attacked all who were lagging behind; they had no fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:3 - Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’ ” So twenty-two thousand men left, while ten thousand remained.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:3 - and Ahab had summoned Obadiah, his palace administrator. (Obadiah was a devout believer in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:1 - In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:4 - who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:23 - You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:25 - From you comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly; before those who fear you[fn] I will fulfill my vows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:12 - Who, then, are those who fear the LORD? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:14 - The LORD confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 33:18 - But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing 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 he delivers them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:9 - Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 60:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 60:4 - But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:5 - For you, 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; let me tell you what he has done for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:9 - Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that his 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 love for those who fear him;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:13 - As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:17 - But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their 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 him, trust in the LORD— he is their help and shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 115:13

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 118:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:74

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:74 - May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:79

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:79 - May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 128:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:1 - A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 128:4 - Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:20 - house of Levi, praise the LORD; you who fear him, praise the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:19

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:13 - Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:2 - Whoever fears the LORD walks uprightly, but those who despise him are devious in their ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:16 - The wise fear the LORD and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:30

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:18 - It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:13 - Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:13 - The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.[fn]

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:19 - “Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did not Hezekiah fear the LORD and seek his favor? And did not the LORD relent, so that he did not bring the disaster he pronounced against them? We are about to bring a terrible disaster on ourselves!”

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 1:10 - but the official told Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your[fn] food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you.”

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