יָרֵא
yârêʼ · H3373 · Hebrew · 63 occurrences
Meanings
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to be afraid, to fear, to be in awe of, to revere
State in which humans experience fear
ExamplesGenesis 42:18 Now Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and live, for I fear God:
Exodus 9:20 Everyone among the servants of Pharaoh who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring his servants and his livestock into the houses;
1 Kings 18:3 Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the household. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly;
How it’s used In 13 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
11 occurrences in 7 groups
- אֲנִיI 3
- אַתָּהyou 3
- עֶבֶדservant, slave 1
- אֲנַחְנוּwe 1
- אָנֹכִיI 1
- נּוּhe 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
19 occurrences in 6 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 10
- אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 5
- אָדוֹןlord 1
- דָּבָרword, thing, matter 1
- שְׁבוּעָהoath 1
- וֹhim 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
5 occurrences in 4 groups
- מִןfrom+ פָּנִיםface, presence, before 2
- מִןfrom+ נָעוּרyouth 1
- מִןfrom+ הָher 1
- בin/on/with+ יְהוּדָהJudah 1
With adverbsAdverbs
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 2
- מְאֹדvery 1
- פֹּהhere, on this side 1
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
37 occurrences in 6 groups
- יְהֹוָהthe LORD, YHWH 14
- הוּhis 12
- אֱלֹהִיםGod, gods 4
- ךָyour 4
- שֵׁםname 2
- מִצְוָהcommandment, command 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יָרֵאto be afraid, to fear, to be in awe of 1
- שָׁמַעto hear, to listen, to obey 1
Named alongside itApposition
7 occurrences in 6 groups
- אִישׁman, person, each 2
- גֶּבֶרman 1
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
- קָטָןsmall 1
- אִשָּׁהwoman, wife 1
- כֶםyou 1
What it doesIt is the subject
6 occurrences in 6 groups
- דָבַרto speak, to say 1
- יָצָאto go out 1
- נוּסto flee 1
- אָמַרto say 1
- רָאָהto see 1
- שׁוּבto return, to turn back 1
What is done to itIt is the object
10 occurrences in 5 groups
- הָיָהto be, to become 6
- בָרַךְto bless 1
- יָדַעto know 1
- כָּבַדto honor, to be heavy, to glorify 1
- רָצָהto accept, to be pleased with 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- אֶשֶׁרhappy 2
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
8 occurrences in 7 groups
- מִיwho? 2
- הָלַךְto go, to walk 1
- חֵסֵדsteadfast love, kindness, loyalty 1
- סוֹדcouncil 1
- עַיִןeye, sight 1
- שָׁבַעto swear, to take an oath 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
15 occurrences in 5 groups
- לto/for 13
- עַלon, upon, over, against 5
- נֶגֶדbefore, opposite 2
- אֵלto, toward 1
- כlike/as 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יְרֻשָּׁהpossession (of someone else) 1
- רָצוֹןfavor, acceptance, will 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- חָרֵד chârêd · H2730 · trembling
- Both words share the sense "afraid," with חָרֵד (chârêd, H2730) emphasizing the physical manifestation ("trembling") and יָרֵא (yârêʼ, H3373) the broader concept of fear.
In the other Testament 1 word
- φοβέω phobéō · G5399 · to fear, to be afraid, to show great reverence for
- Greek φοβέω renders Hebrew יָרֵא across its full semantic range, from ordinary fear/dread to reverential awe/worship of God, directly equivalent in both lexical sense and contextual distribution.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Afraid002001002001
- This adjectival form describes one who fears, most often in the reverential sense of fearing God, as when Abraham is commended for fearing God in Genesis 22:12 and Joseph declares that he fears God in Genesis 42:18.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3373. yare יָרֵא verbal adjective see above Participle
יָרֵא verbal adjective see above Participle
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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