יָרֵא
ya.re
1. to fear, revere, be afraid
a. (Qal)
1. to fear, be afraid
2. to stand in awe of, be awed
3. to fear, reverence, honour, respect
b. (Niphal)
1. to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
2. to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
3. to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
c. (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
2. (TWOT) to shoot, pour
1. to fear, revere, be afraid
a. (Qal)
1. to fear, be afraid
2. to stand in awe of, be awed
3. to fear, reverence, honour, respect
b. (Niphal)
1. to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared
2. to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe
3. to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe
c. (Piel) to make afraid, terrify
2. (TWOT) to shoot, pour
Also means: ya.re (יָרֵא ": frightening" H3372)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 306 verses
- 2 Chronicles 6:31 יִֽירָא֗וּךָ
so that they may fear You and walk in Your ways all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 6:33 וּלְיִרְאָ֤ה
then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
- 2 Chronicles 20:3 וַיִּרָ֕א
Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 20:15 תִּֽירְא֤וּ
And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
- 2 Chronicles 20:17 תִּֽירְאוּ֙
You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”
- 2 Chronicles 32:7 תִּֽירְא֣וּ
“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
- 2 Chronicles 32:18 לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם
Then the Assyrians called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
- Nehemiah 1:5 וְהַנּוֹרָ֑א
Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Nehemiah 1:11 לְיִרְאָ֣ה
O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time I was the cupbearer to the king.)
- Nehemiah 2:2 וָאִירָ֖א
so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear
- Nehemiah 4:14 תִּֽירְא֖וּוְהַנּוֹרָא֙
After I had made an inspection, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials, and the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
- Nehemiah 6:9 מְיָֽרְאִ֤ים
For they were all trying to frighten us, saying, “Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will never be finished.” But now, my God, strengthen my hands.
- Nehemiah 6:13 אִירָ֥א
He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.
- Nehemiah 6:14 מְיָֽרְאִ֥ים
O my God, remember Tobiah and Sanballat for what they have done, and also Noadiah the prophetess and the other prophets who tried to intimidate me.
- Nehemiah 6:16 וַיִּֽרְא֗וּ
When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and disheartened, for they realized that this task had been accomplished by our God.
- Nehemiah 6:19 לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי׃
Moreover, these nobles kept reporting to me Tobiah’s good deeds, and they relayed my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to intimidate me.
- Nehemiah 7:2 וְיָרֵ֥א
Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Nehemiah 9:32 וְהַנּוֹרָא֮
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
- Job 1:9 יָרֵ֥א
Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
- Job 5:21 תִירָ֥א
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- Job 5:22 תִּירָֽא׃
You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
- Job 6:21 וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃
For now you are of no help; you see terror, and you are afraid.
- Job 9:35 אִירָאֶ֑נּוּ
Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
- Job 11:15 תִירָֽא׃
then indeed you will lift up your face without shame; you will stand firm and unafraid.
- Job 32:6 וָֽאִירָ֓א׀
So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
- Job 37:22 נ֣וֹרָא
Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him.
- Job 37:24 יְרֵא֣וּהוּ
Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”
- Psalms 3:6 אִ֭ירָא
I will not fear the myriads set against me on every side.
- Psalms 23:4 אִ֘ירָ֤א
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
- Psalms 27:1 אִירָ֑א
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Psalms 27:3 יִירָ֪א
Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
- Psalms 33:8 יִֽירְא֣וּ
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
- Psalms 34:9 יְר֣אוּ
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 40:3 וְיִירָ֑אוּ
He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
- Psalms 45:4 נוֹרָא֣וֹת
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Psalms 46:2 נִ֭ירָא
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
- Psalms 47:2 נוֹרָ֑א
How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
- Psalms 49:5 אִ֭ירָא
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
- Psalms 49:16 תִּ֭ירָא
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
- Psalms 52:6 וְיִירָ֗אוּ
The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
- Psalms 55:19 יָרְא֣וּ
God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
- Psalms 56:3 אִירָ֑א
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
- Psalms 56:4 אִירָ֑א
In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 56:11 אִירָ֑א
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 64:4 יִירָֽאוּ׃
ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
- Psalms 64:9 וַיִּֽירְא֗וּ
Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
- Psalms 65:5 נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת׀
With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- Psalms 65:8 וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ׀
Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
- Psalms 66:3 נּוֹרָ֣א
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
- Psalms 66:5 נוֹרָ֥א
Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.