יָרֵא (yârêʼ) — Affright

Hebrew word study: יָרֵא (yârêʼ), Strong's H3372. to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

HebrewStrong's H3372
Quick definition
Hebrew word
יָרֵא (yârêʼ)
Pronounced: yaw-ray'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Where this word appears

Strong's H3372 is tagged on 314 words in 305 verses across 34 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:10 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

you be afraid ×56you fear ×23and they were afraid ×19to fear ×13you will fear ×12and the awesome ×10and he was afraid ×9he was afraid ×8fear ×7you must fear ×6and they feared ×5awesome ×5

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

תִּירָא ×42תִּירְאוּ ×16וַיִּירְאוּ ×14יָרֵא ×14נוֹרָא ×14תִּירָאוּ ×14לְיִרְאָה ×12וְהַנּוֹרָא ×10תִּירְאִי ×10וַיִּרְאוּ ×9

Books where it appears most

Psalms ×44Deuteronomy ×37Isaiah ×251 Samuel ×21Genesis ×19Jeremiah ×192 Kings ×14Exodus ×12

Verses (first 25 of 305)

Open any chapter page above to read the rest of the verses where this word is tagged.

Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3373 יָרֵא (yârêʼ), H3375 יִרְאוֹן (Yirʼôwn), H4172 מוֹרָא (môwrâʼ), H8493 תִּירְיָא (Tîyrᵉyâʼ).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does yârêʼ (H3372) mean?

To fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten.

How is H3372 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H3372 as: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing)..

How often does יָרֵא (yârêʼ) appear?

Strong's H3372 is tagged on 314 words in 305 verses across 34 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:10 and last appears in Malachi 4:5.