יָרֵא (yârêʼ) — Affright
Hebrew word study: יָרֵא (yârêʼ), Strong's H3372. to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
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).
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.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 305)
- Genesis 3:10 — וָאִירָא — and I was afraid
- Genesis 15:1 — תִּירָא — you fear
- Genesis 18:15 — יָרֵאָה — she was afraid
- Genesis 19:30 — יָרֵא — he was afraid
- Genesis 20:8 — וַיִּירְאוּ — and they were afraid
- Genesis 21:17 — תִּירְאִי — you be afraid
- Genesis 26:7 — יָרֵא — he was afraid
- Genesis 26:24 — תִּירָא — you be afraid
- Genesis 28:17 — וַיִּירָא — and he was afraid
- Genesis 31:31 — יָרֵאתִי — I was afraid
- Genesis 32:7 — וַיִּירָא — and he was afraid
- Genesis 35:17 — תִּירְאִי — you be afraid
- Genesis 42:35 — וַיִּירָאוּ — and they were afraid
- Genesis 43:18 — וַיִּירְאוּ — and they were afraid
- Genesis 43:23 — תִּירָאוּ — you fear
- Genesis 46:3 — תִּירָא — you be afraid
- Genesis 50:19 — תִּירָאוּ — you fear
- Genesis 50:21 — תִּירָאוּ — you fear
- Exodus 1:17 — וַתִּירֶאןָ — and they feared
- Exodus 1:21 — יָרְאוּ — they feared
- Exodus 2:14 — וַיִּירָא — and he was afraid
- Exodus 3:6 — יָרֵא — he was afraid
- Exodus 9:30 — תִּירְאוּן — you fear
- Exodus 14:10 — וַיִּירְאוּ — and they were afraid
- Exodus 14:13 — תִּירָאוּ — you be afraid
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3373 יָרֵא (yârêʼ), H3375 יִרְאוֹן (Yirʼôwn), H4172 מוֹרָא (môwrâʼ), H8493 תִּירְיָא (Tîyrᵉyâʼ).
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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.
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