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יָרֵא

ya.reto fearHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb315 occurrences34 books306 verses

Definition

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

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָרֵא:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

315 total
  1. Habakkuk 1:7וְנוֹרָ֖א · and feared
    They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.
  2. Habakkuk 3:2יָרֵאתִי֒ · I stand in awe
    O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
  3. Zephaniah 2:11נוֹרָ֤א · will be terrifying
    The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
  4. Zephaniah 3:7תִּירְאִ֤י · you will fear
    I said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
  5. Zephaniah 3:15תִֽירְאִ֥י · will you fear
    The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
  6. Zephaniah 3:16תִּירָ֑אִי · fear
    On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
  7. Haggai 1:12וַיִּֽירְא֥וּ · feared
    Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
  8. Haggai 2:5תִּירָֽאוּ׃ס · be afraid
    This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
  9. Zechariah 8:13תִּירָ֖אוּ · be afraid
    As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
  10. Zechariah 8:15תִּירָֽאוּ׃ · be afraid
    …“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
  11. Zechariah 9:5וְתִירָ֗א · and fear
    Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
  12. Malachi 1:14נוֹרָ֥א · [is to be] feared
    “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.
  13. Malachi 2:5וַיִּֽירָאֵ֑נִי · and he revered Me
    “My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.
  14. Malachi 3:5יְרֵא֔וּנִי · fear Me
    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
  15. Malachi 4:5וְהַנּוֹרָֽא׃ · and awesome
    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.