יִרְאָה
yir.ah
“fear”
Definition
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
feminine of H3373 (יָרֵא);
- fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
יִרְאָה appears 41 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.
And He will delight in the fear of the LORD.He will not judge by what His eyes see,and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
And He said to man, ‘Behold,the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
For they hated knowledgeand chose not to fear the LORD.
then you will discern the fear of the LORDand discover the knowledge of God.
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