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יָרָא

ya.rato shootHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb80 occurrences21 books72 verses

Definition

or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
Traditional renderings: ( ) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.

In the Greek Old Testament

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

80 total
  1. Job 38:6יָ֝רָ֗ה · laid
    On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone,
  2. Psalm 11:2לִיר֥וֹת · to shoot
    For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
  3. Psalm 25:8יוֹרֶ֖ה · He shows
    Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
  4. Psalm 25:12י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ · He will instruct him
    Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
  5. Psalm 27:11ה֤וֹרֵ֥נִי · Teach me
    Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
  6. Psalm 32:8וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ · and teach
    I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
  7. Psalm 45:4וְתוֹרְךָ֖ · show
    In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
  8. Psalm 64:4לִיר֣וֹת · ambushing; יֹ֝רֻ֗הוּ · shooting
    …ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
  9. Psalm 64:7וַיֹּרֵ֗ם · will shoot them
    But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
  10. Psalm 86:11ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי · Teach me
    Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
  11. Psalm 119:33הוֹרֵ֣נִי · Teach me
    Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
  12. Psalm 119:102הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃ · have taught me
    I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.
  13. Proverbs 4:4וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי · he taught
    …he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
  14. Proverbs 4:11הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ · I will guide you
    I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
  15. Proverbs 6:13מֹ֝רֶ֗ה · and pointing
    …winking his eyes, speaking with his feet, and pointing with his fingers.
  16. Proverbs 11:25יוֹרֶֽא׃ · be refreshed
    A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
  17. Proverbs 26:18הַיֹּרֶ֥ה · shooting
    Like a madman shooting firebrands and deadly arrows,
  18. Isaiah 2:3וְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ · He will teach us
    And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  19. Isaiah 9:15מֽוֹרֶה־ · who teaches
    The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
  20. Isaiah 28:9יוֹרֶ֣ה · is He trying to teach
    Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
  21. Isaiah 28:26יוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃ · and teaches him
    For his God instructs and teaches him properly.
  22. Isaiah 37:33יוֹרֶ֥ה · or shoot
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  23. Ezekiel 44:23יוֹר֔וּ · They are to teach
    They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.
  24. Hosea 6:3י֥וֹרֶה · that water
    So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.
  25. Hosea 10:12וְיֹרֶ֥ה · like rain
    Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
  26. Micah 3:11יוֹר֔וּ · teach
    Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
  27. Micah 4:2וְיוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ · He will teach us
    And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
  28. Habakkuk 2:18וּמ֣וֹרֶה · a teacher
    What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.
  29. Habakkuk 2:19יוֹרֶ֔ה · give guidance
    Woe to him who says to wood, ‘Awake!’ or to silent stone, ‘Arise!’ Can it give guidance? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, yet there is no breath in it at all.”