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Lexicon :: Strong's H3374 - yir'â

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יִרְאָה
Transliteration
yir'â
Pronunciation
yir-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 907b

Strong’s Definitions

יִרְאָה yirʼâh, yir-aw'; feminine of H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence:—× dreadful, × exceedingly, fear(-fulness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x

The KJV translates Strong's H3374 in the following manner: fear (41x), exceedingly (with H1419) (2x), dreadful (1x), fearfulness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 45x
The KJV translates Strong's H3374 in the following manner: fear (41x), exceedingly (with H1419) (2x), dreadful (1x), fearfulness (1x).

  1. fear, terror, fearing

    1. fear, terror

    2. awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)

    3. fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety

    4. revered

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יִרְאָה yirʼâh, yir-aw'; feminine of H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence:—× dreadful, × exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
STRONGS H3374: Abbreviations
יִרְאָה noun feminine fear; — יר׳ Ezekiel 30:13 6 times; construct יִרְאַת Genesis 20:11 27 times; suffix יִרְאָתִי Jeremiah 32:40; יִרְאָתוֺ Exodus 20:20; יִרְאָֽתְךָ Job 4:6 3 times; יִרְאָתֶ֑ךָ Psalm 5:8 2 times; —
1. fear, terror Isaiah 7:25; Ezekiel 30:13; גְדוֺלָה י׳ great fear Jonah 1:10,16; || מַּחַד Deuteronomy 2:25; || רעד(הׅ Psalm 2:11; Psalm 55:6.
2. a terror = object of terror, || גֹּבַהּ Ezekiel 1:18 (strike out Co).
3. fear of God, reverence, piety יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים Genesis 20:11 (E), 2 Samuel 23:3; Nehemiah 5:15; שַׁדַּי יר׳ Job 6:14; אֱלֹהֵינוּ יר׳ Nehemiah 5:9; יהוה יר׳ 2 Chronicles 19:9; Isaiah 11:3; Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 34:12; Proverbs 10:27; Proverbs 14:26,27; Proverbs 15:16; Proverbs 19:23; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 23:17; || the knowledge (of God) Proverbs 1:29; Proverbs 2:5; Isaiah 11:2; is the beginning of wisdom Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 9:10, and knowledge Proverbs 1:7; the instruction of wisdom Proverbs 15:33, is to hate evil Proverbs 8:13, and it involves departing from evil Proverbs 16:6; אֲדֹנָי י׳ is wisdom Job 28:28; יִרְאָה is defined by context Job 15:4; with suffixes these are usually object, fear of him Exodus 20:20 (E), of thee Psalm 5:8; Psalm 90:11; Psalm 119:38; Isaiah 63:17, of me Jeremiah 32:40, but subject, thy fear (i.e. thy religion) Job 4:6; Job 22:4.
4. יִרְאַת יהוֺה Psalm 19:10 the fear of י׳ = the law as revered.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:11; 20:11

Exodus

20:20; 20:20

Deuteronomy

2:25

2 Samuel

23:3

2 Chronicles

19:9

Nehemiah

5:9; 5:15

Job

4:6; 4:6; 6:14; 15:4; 22:4; 28:28

Psalms

2:11; 5:8; 5:8; 19:10; 34:12; 55:6; 90:11; 111:10; 119:38

Proverbs

1:7; 1:29; 2:5; 8:13; 9:10; 10:27; 14:26; 14:27; 15:16; 15:33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4; 23:17

Isaiah

7:25; 11:2; 11:3; 33:6; 63:17

Jeremiah

32:40; 32:40

Ezekiel

1:18; 30:13; 30:13

Jonah

1:10; 1:16

H3374

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3374 matches the Hebrew יִרְאָה (yir'â),
which occurs 42 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:11 - Abraham said, “I did it because I thought, ‘There is no fear of God at all in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:20 - Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:25 - This day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you on the peoples who are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of you and shall tremble and be in anguish because of you.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel has spoken;
the Rock of Israel has said to me:
When one rules justly over men,
ruling in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9 - And he charged them: “Thus you shall do in the fear of the LORD, in faithfulness, and with your whole heart:

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:9 - So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:15 - The former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people and took from them for their daily ration[fn] forty shekels[fn] of silver. Even their servants lorded it over the people. But I did not do so, because of the fear of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:6 - Is not your fear of God[fn] your confidence,
and the integrity of your ways your hope?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:14 - “He who withholds[fn] kindness from a friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:4 - But you are doing away with the fear of God[fn]
and hindering meditation before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 - Is it for your fear of him that he reproves you
and enters into judgment with you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:28 - And he said to man,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:11 - Serve the LORD with fear,
and rejoice with trembling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:7 - But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
will enter your house.
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the fear of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - the fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[fn] of the LORD are true,
and righteous altogether.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:11 - Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:5 - Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:11 - Who considers the power of your anger,
and your wrath according to the fear of you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 111:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:10 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom;
all those who practice it have a good understanding.
His praise endures forever!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:38

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:38 - Confirm to your servant your promise,
that you may be feared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:29 - Because they hated knowledge
and did not choose the fear of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:5 - then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:13 - The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and perverted speech I hate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:10 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:27 - The fear of the LORD prolongs life,
but the years of the wicked will be short.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:27 - The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:16 - Better is a little with the fear of the LORD
than great treasure and trouble with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:33

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:33 - The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:6 - By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by the fear of the LORD one turns away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:23 - The fear of the LORD leads to life,
and whoever has it rests satisfied;
he will not be visited by harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:4 - The reward for humility and fear of the LORD
is riches and honor and life.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:17 - Let not your heart envy sinners,
but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 7:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 7:25 - And as for all the hills that used to be hoed with a hoe, you will not come there for fear of briers and thorns, but they will become a place where cattle are let loose and where sheep tread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:2 - And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him,
the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and might,
the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 - And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD.
He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:6 - and he will be the stability of your times,
abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge;
the fear of the LORD is Zion’s[fn] treasure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:17 - O LORD, why do you make us wander from your ways
and harden our heart, so that we fear you not?
Return for the sake of your servants,
the tribes of your heritage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:40

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:40 - I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:18 - And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:13 - “Thus says the Lord GOD:
“I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis;
there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
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