HebrewH3373Adjective

יָרֵא

ya.re

53Occurrences
H3373Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

fearing; morally, reverent

from H3372 (יָרֵא);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
fearing, reverent, afraid

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

יָרֵא appears 53 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Psalms
20
2 Kings
5
Ecclesiastes
4
Proverbs
4
Job
3
1 Kings
2
Deuteronomy
2
Exodus
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 18:3BSB

and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace.(Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,

Deuteronomy 7:19BSB

the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.

Judges 7:3BSB

Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the people: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’”So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.

Proverbs 14:2BSB

He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD,but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.

Psalms 118:4BSB

Let those who fear the LORD say,“His loving devotion endures forever.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.