יָרֵא
to fear
also: revere, be afraid fuller range ↓
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
- Adjective
- A word that describes or qualifies a noun.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘fear’
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”). Here: ‘be fearful’
- Piel
- An intensive or resultative active stem.
Form
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Person
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Grammatical forms 44 distinct
- Verb, Qal, Jussive, 2nd Person, Masculine, Singular 40 times (12%)
- Verb, Niphal, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 32 times (10%)
- Verb, Qal, Jussive, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural 27 times (8%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 23 times (7%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 23 times (7%)
- Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 17 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 2nd Person, Masculine, Plural 17 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 13 times (4%)
+36 more forms (137 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 329 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
Page 2 of 2 — showing verses 201–318 of 318 distinct verses where H3372 appears, across 34 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms 46 verses
- Psalms 56:11 אִירָ֑א Qal impf 1cs I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 64:4 יִירָֽאוּ Qal impf 3mp To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
- Psalms 64:9 וַ/יִּֽירְא֗וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp All mankind shall be afraid. They shall declare the work of God, And shall wisely ponder what he has done.
- Psalms 65:5 נ֤וֹרָא֨וֹת Niphal ptcp.act fp By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, Of those who are far away on the sea;
- Psalms 65:8 וַ/יִּ֤ירְא֨וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They also who dwell in far-away places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.
- Psalms 66:3 נּוֹרָ֣א Niphal ptcp.act ms Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
- Psalms 66:5 נוֹרָ֥א Niphal ptcp.act ms cs Come, and see God's deeds-- Awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
- Psalms 67:7 וְ/יִֽירְא֥וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.
- Psalms 68:35 נ֤וֹרָ֥א Niphal ptcp.act ms You are awesome, God, in your sanctuaries. The God of Israel gives strength and power to his people. Praise be to God!
- Psalms 72:5 יִֽירָא֥וּ/ךָ Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 2ms They shall fear you while the sun endures; And as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 76:7 נ֥וֹרָא Niphal ptcp.act ms You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
- Psalms 76:8 יָֽרְאָ֣ה Qal pf 3fs You pronounced judgment from heaven. The earth feared, and was silent,
- Psalms 76:12 נ֝וֹרָ֗א Niphal ptcp.act ms He will cut off the spirit of princes. He is feared by the kings of the earth.
- Psalms 86:11 לְ/יִרְאָ֥ה prep + Qal inf.cs Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
- Psalms 89:7 וְ֝/נוֹרָ֗א conj + Niphal ptcp.act ms A very awesome God in the council of the holy ones, To be feared above all those who are around him?
- Psalms 91:5 תִ֭ירָא Qal impf 2ms You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day;
- Psalms 96:4 נוֹרָ֥א Niphal ptcp.act ms For great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.
- Psalms 99:3 וְ/נוֹרָ֗א conj + Niphal ptcp.act ms Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
- Psalms 102:15 וְ/יִֽירְא֣וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; All the kings of the earth your glory.
- Psalms 106:22 נ֝וֹרָא֗וֹת Niphal ptcp.act fp Wondrous works in the land of Ham, And awesome things by the Red Sea.
- Psalms 111:9 וְ/נוֹרָ֣א conj + Niphal ptcp.act ms He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Psalms 112:1 יָרֵ֣א Qal ptcp.act ms Praise Yah! Blessed is the man who fears Yahweh, Who delights greatly in his commandments.
- Psalms 112:7 יִירָ֑א Qal impf 3ms He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in Yahweh.
- Psalms 112:8 יִירָ֑א Qal impf 3ms His heart is established. He will not be afraid in the end when he sees his adversaries.
- Psalms 118:6 אִירָ֑א Qal impf 1cs Yahweh is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 119:63 יְרֵא֑וּ/ךָ Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 2ms I am a friend of all those who fear you, Of those who observe your precepts.
- Psalms 119:120 יָרֵֽאתִי Qal pf 1cs My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
- Psalms 130:4 תִּוָּרֵֽא Niphal impf 2ms But there is forgiveness with you, Therefore you are feared.
- Psalms 139:14 נוֹרָא֗וֹת Niphal ptcp.act fp I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
- Psalms 145:6 נוֹרְאֹתֶ֣י/ךָ Niphal ptcp.act fp cs + sfx pers 2ms Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
Proverbs 4 verses
- Proverbs 3:7 יְרָ֥א Qal impv 2ms Don't be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.
- Proverbs 3:25 תִּ֭ירָא Qal juss 2ms Don't be afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:
- Proverbs 24:21 יְרָֽא Qal impv 2ms My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don't join those who are rebellious:
- Proverbs 31:21 תִירָ֣א Qal impf 3fs She is not afraid of the snow for her household; For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Ecclesiastes 6 verses
- Ecclesiastes 3:14 שֶׁ/יִּֽרְא֖וּ ptcl rel + Qal impf 3mp I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 יְרָֽא Qal impv 2ms For in the multitude of dreams there are vanities, as well as in many words: but you must fear God.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12 לְ/יִרְאֵ֣י יִֽירְא֖וּ prep + Adjective Adjective mp cs Qal impf 3mp Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
- Ecclesiastes 9:2 יָרֵֽא Qal ptcp.act ms All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.
- Ecclesiastes 12:5 יִרָ֨אוּ֙ Qal impf 3mp Yes, they shall be afraid of heights, And terrors will be in the way; And the almond tree shall blossom, And the grasshopper shall be a burden, And desire shall fail; Because man goes to his everlasting home, And the mourners go about the streets:
- Ecclesiastes 12:13 יְרָא֙ Qal impv 2ms This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Isaiah 24 verses
- Isaiah 7:4 תִּירָ֗א Qal juss 2ms Tell him, 'Be careful, and keep calm. Don't be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
- Isaiah 8:12 תִֽירְא֖וּ Qal impf 2mp Don't you say, "A conspiracy!" concerning all about which this people shall say, "A conspiracy!" neither fear their fear, nor be in dread [of it].
- Isaiah 10:24 תִּירָ֥א Qal juss 2ms Therefore thus says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts, my people who dwell in Zion, don't be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, after the manner of Egypt.
- Isaiah 18:2 נוֹרָ֖א Niphal ptcp.act ms that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, [saying], Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!
- Isaiah 18:7 נוֹרָ֖א Niphal ptcp.act ms In that time shall a present be brought to Yahweh of Hosts [from] a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Hosts, Mount Zion.
- Isaiah 21:1 נוֹרָאָֽה Niphal ptcp.act fs The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.
- Isaiah 25:3 יִירָאֽוּ/ךָ Qal impf 3mp + sfx pers 2ms Therefore shall a strong people glorify you; a city of awesome nations shall fear you.
- Isaiah 35:4 תִּירָ֑אוּ Qal juss 2mp Tell those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, don't be afraid: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [with] the recompense of God; he will come and save you.
- Isaiah 37:6 תִּירָא֙ Qal juss 2ms Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you tell your master, Thus says Yahweh, Don't be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
- Isaiah 40:9 תִּירָ֔אִי Qal juss 2fs You who tell good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain; you who tell good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, don't be afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
- Isaiah 41:5 וְ/יִירָ֔אוּ conj + Qal impf 3mp The isles have seen, and fear; the ends of the earth tremble; they draw near, and come.
- Isaiah 41:10 תִּירָא֙ Qal juss 2ms Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Isaiah 41:13 תִּירָ֖א Qal juss 2ms For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Don't be afraid; I will help you.
- Isaiah 41:14 תִּֽירְאִי֙ Qal juss 2fs Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says Yahweh, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 43:1 תִּירָא֙ Qal juss 2ms But now thus says Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel: Don't be afraid, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name, you are mine.
- Isaiah 43:5 תִּירָ֖א Qal juss 2ms Don't be afraid; for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;
- Isaiah 44:2 תִּירָא֙ Qal juss 2ms Thus says Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you: Don't be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 51:7 תִּֽירְאוּ֙ Qal juss 2mp Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; don't you fear the reproach of men, neither be you dismayed at their insults.
- Isaiah 51:12 וַ/תִּֽירְאִי֙ conj + Qal wimpf 2fs I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;
- Isaiah 54:4 תִּֽירְאִי֙ Qal juss 2fs Don't be afraid; for you shall not be ashamed: neither be confounded; for you shall not be disappointed: for you shall forget the shame of your youth; and the reproach of your widowhood shall you remember no more.
- Isaiah 54:14 תִירָ֔אִי Qal impf 2fs In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.
- Isaiah 57:11 וַ/תִּֽירְאִי֙ תִירָֽאִי conj + Qal wimpf 2fs Qal impf 2fs Of whom have you been afraid and in fear, that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven't I held my peace even of long time, and you don't fear me?
- Isaiah 59:19 וְ/יִֽירְא֤וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp So shall they fear the name of Yahweh from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the breath of Yahweh drives.
- Isaiah 64:3 נוֹרָא֖וֹת Niphal ptcp.act fp When you did terrible things which we didn't look for, you came down, the mountains quaked at your presence.
Jeremiah 19 verses
- Jeremiah 1:8 תִּירָ֖א Qal juss 2ms Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you, says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 3:8 יָֽרְאָ֜ה Qal pf 3fs I saw, when, for this very cause that backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce, yet treacherous Judah, her sister, didn't fear; but she also went and played the prostitute.
- Jeremiah 5:22 תִירָ֜אוּ Qal impf 2mp Don't you fear me? says Yahweh: won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though the waves of it toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.
- Jeremiah 5:24 נִ֤ירָא Qal coh 1cp Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
- Jeremiah 10:5 תִּֽירְא֤וּ Qal juss 2mp They are like a palm tree, of turned work, and don't speak: they must be carried, because they can't go. Don't be afraid of them; for they can't do evil, neither is it in them to do good."
- Jeremiah 10:7 יִֽרָאֲ/ךָ֙ Qal impf 3ms + sfx pers 2ms Who should not fear you, King of the nations? for to you does it appertain; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.
- Jeremiah 17:8 ירא Qal impf 3ms For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
- Jeremiah 23:4 יִֽירְא֨וּ Qal impf 3mp I will set up shepherds over them, who shall feed them; and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be lacking, says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 26:21 וַ/יִּרָ֔א conj + Qal wimpf 3ms and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:
- Jeremiah 30:10 תִּירָא֩ Qal juss 2ms Therefore don't you be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
- Jeremiah 32:39 לְ/יִרְאָ֥ה prep + Qal inf.cs and I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Jeremiah 40:9 תִּֽירְא֖וּ Qal juss 2mp Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore to them and to their men, saying, Don't be afraid to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
- Jeremiah 41:18 יָרְא֖וּ Qal pf 3cp because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor over the land.
- Jeremiah 42:11 תִּֽירְא֗וּ תִּֽירְא֤וּ Qal juss 2mp Qal juss 2mp Don't be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid; don't be afraid of him, says Yahweh: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
- Jeremiah 42:16 יְרֵאִ֣ים adj Adjective mp then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.
- Jeremiah 44:10 יָרְא֗וּ Qal pf 3cp They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.
- Jeremiah 46:27 תִּירָ֞א Qal juss 2ms But don't be afraid you, Jacob my servant, neither be dismayed, Israel: for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
- Jeremiah 46:28 תִּירָ֞א Qal juss 2ms Don't be afraid you, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh; for I am with you: for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have driven you; but I will not make a full end of you, but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.
- Jeremiah 51:46 וְ/תִֽירְא֔וּ conj + Qal impf 2mp Don't let your heart faint, neither fear for the news that shall be heard in the land; for news shall come one year, and after that in another year [shall come] news, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler.
Lamentations 1 verse
Ezekiel 4 verses
- Ezekiel 1:22 הַ/נּוֹרָ֑א ptcl def.art + Niphal ptcp.act ms Over the head of the living creature there was the likeness of an expanse, like the awesome crystal to look on, stretched forth over their heads above.
- Ezekiel 2:6 תִּירָ֨א תִּירָ֗א תִּירָא֙ Qal juss 2ms Qal juss 2ms Qal juss 2ms You, son of man, don't be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you do dwell among scorpions: don't be afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 3:9 תִירָ֤א Qal impf 2ms As an adamant harder than flint have I made your forehead: don't be afraid of them, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.
- Ezekiel 11:8 יְרֵאתֶ֑ם Qal pf 2mp You have feared the sword; and I will bring the sword on you, says the Lord Yahweh.
Daniel 3 verses
- Daniel 9:4 וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָ֔א conj + ptcl def.art + Niphal ptcp.act ms I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,
- Daniel 10:12 תִּירָ֣א Qal juss 2ms Then said he to me, Don't be afraid, Daniel; for from the first day that you did set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard: and I am come for your words' sake.
- Daniel 10:19 תִּירָ֧א Qal juss 2ms He said, "Greatly beloved man, don't be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong." When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me."
Hosea 1 verse
Joel 4 verses
- Joel 2:11 וְ/נוֹרָ֥א conj + Niphal ptcp.act ms Yahweh thunders his voice before his army; For his forces are very great; For he is strong who obeys his command; For the day of Yahweh is great and very awesome, And who can endure it?
- Joel 2:21 תִּֽירְאִ֖י Qal juss 2fs Land, don't be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things.
- Joel 2:22 תִּֽירְאוּ֙ Qal juss 2mp Don't be afraid, you animals of the field; For the pastures of the wilderness spring up, For the tree bears its fruit. The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.
- Joel 2:31 וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָֽא conj + ptcl def.art + Niphal ptcp.act ms The sun will be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
Amos 1 verse
Jonah 3 verses
- Jonah 1:5 וַ/יִּֽירְא֣וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
- Jonah 1:10 וַ/יִּֽירְא֤וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said to him, "What is this that you have done?" For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.
- Jonah 1:16 וַ/יִּֽירְא֧וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then the men feared Yahweh exceedingly; and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh, and made vows.
Micah 2 verses
- Micah 6:9 יִרְאֶ֣ה Qal impf 3ms Yahweh's voice calls to the city, And wisdom sees your name: "Listen to the rod, And he who appointed it.
- Micah 7:17 וְ/יִֽרְא֖וּ conj + Qal impf 3mp They will lick the dust like a serpent. Like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their dens. They will come with fear to Yahweh our God, And will be afraid because of you.
Habakkuk 2 verses
- Habakkuk 1:7 וְ/נוֹרָ֖א conj + Niphal ptcp.act ms They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.
- Habakkuk 3:2 יָרֵאתִי֒ Qal pf 1cs Yahweh, I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Yahweh. Renew your work in the midst of the years. In the midst of the years make it known. In wrath, you remember mercy.
Zephaniah 4 verses
- Zephaniah 2:11 נוֹרָ֤א Niphal ptcp.act ms Yahweh will be awesome to them, for he will famish all the gods of the land. Men will worship him, everyone from his place, even all the shores of the nations.
- Zephaniah 3:7 תִּירְאִ֤י Qal impf 2fs I said, "Just fear me. Receive correction, so that her dwelling won't be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her." But they rose early and corrupted all their doings.
- Zephaniah 3:15 תִֽירְאִ֥י Qal impf 2fs Yahweh has taken away your judgments. He has thrown out your enemy. The King of Israel, Yahweh, is in the midst of you. You will not be afraid of evil any more.
- Zephaniah 3:16 תִּירָ֑אִי Qal juss 2fs In that day, it will be said to Jerusalem, "Don't be afraid, Zion. Don't let your hands be slack."
Haggai 2 verses
- Haggai 1:12 וַ/יִּֽירְא֥וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Yahweh, their God, and the words of Haggai, the prophet, as Yahweh, their God, had sent him; and the people feared Yahweh.
- Haggai 2:5 תִּירָֽאוּ Qal juss 2mp This is the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit lived among you. Don't be afraid.'
Zechariah 3 verses
- Zechariah 8:13 תִּירָ֖אוּ Qal juss 2mp It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong."
- Zechariah 8:15 תִּירָֽאוּ Qal juss 2mp so again have I thought in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. Don't be afraid.
- Zechariah 9:5 וְ/תִירָ֗א conj + Qal impf 3fs Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; As will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; And the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
Malachi 5 verses
- Malachi 1:14 נוֹרָ֥א Niphal ptcp.act ms "But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King," says Yahweh of hosts, "and my name is awesome among the nations."
- Malachi 2:5 וַ/יִּֽירָאֵ֑/נִי conj + Qal wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs "My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him who he might be reverent toward me; and he was reverent toward me, and stood in awe of my name.
- Malachi 3:5 יְרֵא֔וּ/נִי Qal pf 3cp + sfx pers 1cs I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against the perjurers, and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who deprive the foreigner of justice, and don't fear me," says Yahweh of Hosts.
- Malachi 3:16 יִרְאֵ֥י לְ/יִרְאֵ֣י adj Adjective mp cs prep + Adjective Adjective mp cs Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.
- Malachi 4:5 וְ/הַ/נּוֹרָֽא conj + ptcl def.art + Niphal ptcp.act ms Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.
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At its core, ירא (yârêʼ) means “to fear.” Where the King James Version says “fear,” newer translations reach for “be afraid” (Berean Standard Bible); the renderings breakdown has the detail. It appears 318 verses across 34 books of the Hebrew Bible, among its common vocabulary. First canonically at Genesis 3:10, it enters the text early. Read the stem: it spans 5 stems, including Qal and Niphal. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H3372 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 318
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 318 distinct verses.
- 34 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 34 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #150
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 150 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 318 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Psalms 46 verses 14%
- Deuteronomy 35 verses 11%
- Isaiah 24 verses 8%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 318 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 147 verses · 46%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 93 verses · 29%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 78 verses · 25%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 3 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Fear 82×, Be not afraid 16×, Feared 16×
- American Standard Version†: Fear 58×, Terrible 17×, Be not afraid 14×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Be afraid 76×, Fear 66×, Awesome 20×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Fear 103×, Do 43×, Be afraid 35×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3372 across 313† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 83 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 1 further occurrence.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3372 across 313† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 94 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3372 across 312† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 61 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 3 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3372 across 454† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 63 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
22 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 22 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
ירא I fear (NH id.
Qal
- Pf. יר׳ Gn 19:30 + 14 times; 3 f. יָֽרְאָה Je 3:8 ψ 76:9; יָרֵ֑אָה Gn 18:15; pl. 2 m. יְרֵאתֶם Nu 12:8 + 2 times; + 23 times Pf.; Impf. יִירָא Am 3:8 + 3 times; וַיִּירָא Gn 28:17 + 5 times; וַיִּרָא Je 26:21 + 5 times; pl. יִירְאוּ (יִֽרְאוּ) 23:4 +; יִרָאוּן Dt 13:12, +, etc.; 136 times Impf.; Imv. יְרָא Pr 3:7 + 3 times; יְראוּ Jos 24:14 + 2 times; Inf. cstr. יְרֹא Jos 22:25; לֵרֹא 1 S 18:29 (Ges§ 69, R. i.); לְיִרְאָה Dt 4:10 + 13 times; sf. יִרְאָתוֹ 2 S 3:11; יִרְאָתָם Is 29:13; יְרָאתֶם Jos 4:24 (read יִרְאָתָם Bö§ 1081 a Ew337 b Di etc.); Pt. יָרֵא Gn 32:12 + 15 times; cstr. יְרֵא 22:12 + 10 times; pl. יְרֵאִים Je 42:11 + 6 times; cstr. יִרְאֵי Ex 18:21 + 12 times; f. cstr. יִרְאַת Pr 31:30;— e.g. Genesis 19:30
- 1. fear, be afraid (not in P):
- a. abs. Gn 3:10; 18:15; 32:8; 43:18 Ex 14:10 (J), Gn 20:8; 28:17; 42:35 Ex 2:14 Jos 10:2 (E), Dt 20:8; 31:8 Ju 7:3; 8:20 1 S 4:7; 17:11, 24; 23:3; 28:5; 31:4 = 1 Ch 10:4, 2 K 10:4 2 Ch 20:3 Ne 2:2; 6:13 Is 54:14 Je 3:8; 23:4; 26:21 Am 3:8 Jon 1:5, 10 ψ 27:3; 46:3; 49:6 (but Bae reads ראה) 56:4, 5, 12; 64:5, 10; 76:9; 112:8; 118:6 Pr 14:16 Jb 6:21; 11:15; (וּ, י)אַל־תִּירָא fear not Gn 15:1; 21:17; 35:17; 50:19, 21 Ex 20:20 Jos 10:25 (E), Gn 26:24; 43:23 Ex 14:13 Jos 8:1 (J), Dt 1:21; 20:3; 31:6 Ju 4:18; 6:23 1 S 4:20; 12:20; 22:23; 23:17; 28:13 2 S 9:7; 13:28 1 K 17:13 2 K 6:16 1 Ch 22:13; 28:20 2 Ch 20:17 Is 7:4; 35:4; 40:9; 41:10, 13, 14; 43:1, 5; 44:2; 54:4 Je 30:10; 46:27, 28 Jo 2:21, 22 Zp 3:16 Hg 2:5 Zc 8:13, 15 ψ 49:17 La 3:57 Dn 10:12, 19 Ru 3:11; יִשְׁמְעוּ וי׳ hear and fear Dt 13:12; 17:13; 19:20; 21:21; (י)ראו וי׳ see and fear ψ 40:4; 52:8 Is 41:5 Zc 9:5. e.g. Genesis 3:10
- b. c. acc. rei or pers. Nu 14:9(×2) (J), 21:34 (E), Dt 3:2, 22 Ju 6:27 1 S 15:24 2 S 3:11 1 K 1:51 Is 8:12; 51:7; 57:11 Ez 3:9; 11:8 Hb 3:2 (acc. פעלךָ in corrected rhythm), ψ 23:4 Dn 1:10; acc. of God (י׳) 1 S 12:18 2 S 6:9 = 1 Ch 13:12 Is 57:11 Je 5:22 Jon 1:16 Jb 9:35; 37:24. e.g. Numbers 14:9
- c. with מִן be afraid of, Dt 1:29; 2:4; 7:18; 20:1; 28:10 Jos 10:8 (D) 1 S 28:20 2 K 25:24 Is 10:24; 51:12 Je 10:5; 42:11, 16 Ez 2:6(×3) Mi 7:17 ψ 3:7; 27:1; 65:9; 91:5; 112:7; 119:120 Pr 3:25; 31:21 Jb 5:21, 22 Ec 12:5; with מִפְּנֵי Dt 5:5; 7:19 Jos 9:24; 11:6 (D), 1 S 7:7; 18:29; 21:13 1 K 1:50 2 K 1:15; 19:6 (= Is 37:6) 25:26 2 Ch 20:15; 32:7 Ne 4:8 Je 1:8; 41:18; 42:11(×2); מִלִּפְנֵי 1 S 18:12, with בְּ because of, for Je 51:46. e.g. Deuteronomy 1:29
- d. with inf. and לְ fear to do a thing Gn 19:30; 26:7 (J), Nu 12:8 (E), Ju 7:10 2 S 1:14; 10:19; 12:18; with infin. and מִן, afraid of doing Gn 46:3 Ex 3:6 (E), 1 S 3:15 Je 40:9 Jb 32:6. e.g. Genesis 19:30
- e. with פֶּן fear lest Gn 31:31 (E) 32:12 (J). e.g. Genesis 31:31
- 2. stand in awe of, with מן and inf. וַיִּירְאוּ מִגֶּשֶׁת אֵלָיו Ex 34:30 (P) and they stood in awe of drawing nigh unto him; יִירְאוּ מֵיהוה וגו׳ ψ 33:8 let all the earth stand in awe of Yahweh; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלהֶיךָ and thou shalt stand in awe of thy God Lv 19:14, 32; 25:17, 36, 43 (all H); with מִפְּנֵי, of the king Solomon 1 K 3:28; מִפְּנֵי י׳ אלהים Ex 9:30 (J?); מפני י׳ Hg 1:12; (אלהים) י׳ מלפני stand in awe before (God) Ec 3:14; 8:12, 13. e.g. Exodus 34:30
- 3. fear, reverence, honour, e.g. parents Lv 19:3 (H), Moses and Joshua Jos 4:14(×2), the oath 1 S 14:26 Ec 9:2, commandment Pr 13:13, the sanctuary Lv 19:30; 26:2 (H), other gods Ju 6:10 2 K 17:7, 35, 37, 38; elsewhere of God: e.g. Leviticus 19:3
- a. abs. Je 44:10. e.g. Jeremiah 44:10
- b. with acc. (ה)אלהים Gn 42:18 Ex 1:17, 21; 18:21 (E), Dt 25:18 ψ 55:20; 66:16 Jb 1:1, 8, 9; 2:3 Ec 5:6; 7:18; 8:12; 12:13 Ne 7:2; יר׳ יהוה Ex 14:31 (J), Jos 22:25 (P), 24:14 (E), 1 S 12:14, 24 1 K 18:3, 12 2 K 4:1; 17:25, 28, 32, 33, 34, 41 Is 50:10 Je 26:19 Ho 10:3 Jon 1:9 Mal 3:16(×2) ψ 15:4; 22:24; 25:12; 34:10; 112:1; 115:11, 13; 118:4; 128:1, 4; 135:20 Pr 3:7; 14:2; 24:21; 31:30; יר׳ י׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ (and other sfs.) Dt 6:2, 13, 24; 10:12, 20; 14:23; 17:19; 31:12, 13 Jos 4:24 (D), 2 K 17:39 Je 5:24; with sfs. referring to Yahweh or Elohim Dt 4:10; 5:26; 8:6; 13:5 1 K 8:40, 43 = 2 Ch 6:31, 33, 2 K 17:36 Is 25:3; 29:13 Je 10:7; 32:39 Mal 2:5; 3:5 Zp 3:7 ψ 22:26; 25:14; 31:20; 33:18; 34:8, 10; 60:6; 67:8; 72:5; 85:10; 103:11, 13, 17; 111:5; 119:63, 74, 79; 145:19; 147:11; הַיָּרֵא אֶת־דְּבַר י׳ Ex 9:20 he that feared the word of Yahweh (J); the name (of Yahweh) Dt 28:58 Is 59:19 Mal 3:20 ψ 61:6; 86:11; 102:16 Ne 1:11. e.g. Genesis 42:18
Niphal
- Impf. 2 m. תִּוָּרֵא ψ 130:4; Pt. נוֹרָא Gn 28:17 + 33 times; f. נוֹרָאָה Is 21:1; pl. נוֹרָאוֹת 64:2 + 5 times; נוֹרָאֹת Dt 10:21; נֹרָאוֹת 2 S 7:23; sf. נוֹרְאוֹתֶיךָ ψ 145:6;— e.g. Psalms 130:4
- 1. be fearful, dreadful, e.g. wilderness Dt 1:19; 8:15, land Is 21:1, people 18:2, 7 Hb 1:7, ice (in sim.) כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח הנ׳ Ez 1:22 (del. 𝔊 Co). e.g. Deuteronomy 1:19
- 2. cause astonishment and awe: of Yahweh himself ψ 47:3; 68:36; 76:8; נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת awe-inspiring in praises Ex 15:11 (song); עַל־אלוהּ נוֹרָא הוֹד awe-inspiring majesty (is) upon Eloah Jb 37:22; c. לְ, to kings of the earth ψ 76:13; c. על of hostile nations Zp 2:11; of י׳’s doings Ex 34:10 (J) ψ 66:3, 5; (ה)נוראות wonderful, glorious things, of Messianic king 45:5; of Yahweh himself Dt 10:21 2 S 7:23 = 1 Ch 17:21 Is 64:2 ψ 106:22; 145:6; נו׳ adverbially in ψ 65:6; 139:14 Ges§ 118. 5. b DaSynt. § 70(b); יוֹם י׳ הגדול והנורא the great and awful day of Yahweh Jo 3:4 Mal 3:23 cf. Jo 2:11. e.g. Psalms 47:3
- 3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe:
- a. as attribute of God, לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא that thou mightest be revered ψ 130:4; (ה)גָּדוֹל ו(ה)נוֹרָא (the) great and awful (God) Dt 7:21; 10:17 Ne 1:5; 4:8; 9:32 Dn 9:4; with עַל, above all gods ψ 96:4 = 1 Ch 16:25; above the angels round about him ψ 89:8. e.g. Psalms 130:4
- b. of the name of Yahweh Dt 28:58 ψ 99:3; 111:9 Mal 1:14. e.g. Deuteronomy 28:58
- c. of sacred things: מלאךְ האלהים Ju 13:6; place of theophany Gn 28:17 (E). e.g. Judges 13:6
Piel
- Pf. 3 m. sf. יֵֽרְאֻנִי 2 S 14:15; Inf. sf. לְיָֽרְאֵנִי Ne 6:19; לְיָֽרְאָם 2 Ch 32:18; Pt. pl. מְיָֽרְאִים Ne 6:9, 14 make afraid, terrify, with acc. e.g. 2 Samuel 14:15
ירא II verb. v. supr. Pt.
ירא III shoot, pour (Aramaic orthogr. of יָרָה q.v.)
Qal
- Inf. cstr. לִירוֹא בַּחִצִּים 2 Ch 26:15 shoot with arrows. e.g. 2 Chronicles 26:15
Hiphil
- Impf. וַיֹּרא֯וּ 2 S 11:24 and they shot at (אֶל־); Pt. pl. הַמּוֹרִא֯ים v 24 the shooters, archers; Kt to be read וַיֹּרִאוּ, הַמּוֹרִאִים; but Mas, noting א as superfluous, would read וַיֹּרוּ, הַמּוֹרִים from יָרָה (Bö§ 1083 (8), (9)). e.g. 2 Samuel 11:24
Hophal
- Impf. only in וּמַרְוֶה גַּם הוּא יוֹרֶ֑א Pr 11:25 he that watereth shall himself also be watered (Fl De MV al. derive—‘non bene,’ Thes—from √ רוה, q.v., יוֹרֶא for יָרְוֶה; but v. Thes Ew§ 131 f. Bö§ 161 (4) SS Buhl Köi. 585; cf. ירה 4). e.g. Proverbs 11:25
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. vb. fear (NH id.; Assyrian îrû, id.; Hpt KAT2 Gloss i., COTGloss)—
II. adj. verb. v. supr. Pt.
I. vb. shoot, pour (Aramaic orthogr. of יָרָה q.v.)—
— Brown-Driver-Briggs (Oxford 1906, public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). See Sources.
Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
יָרֵא
- (b. h.) to tremble, fear; to revere; to shun. Sabb. 88ᵃ (ref. to Ps. LXXVI, 9) אם יָרְאָה וכ׳ if she (the earth) trembled, how could she be at rest, &c.?—Ber. 16ᵇ ליִרְאָה את שמך so as to fear thy name.—(Usu. as participle or adjective) יָרֵא m. Ned. 8ᵇ (ref. to Mal. III, 20) אלו … שהן יְרֵאִין להוציא וכ׳ who are afraid to utter the name of the Lord in vain.—יְרֵא חֵטא shunning sin, of careful conduct, conscientious. Ab. II, 5. Ib. 8; a. fr.—יְרֵא שָׁמַיִם God-fearing, pious. Ber. 8ᵃ גדול … יותר מי׳ ש׳ he who lives on the (honest) labor of his hand, stands higher than the pious man. Succ. 49ᵇ, v. יָרַע; a. fr.—Fem. יְרֵאָה, constr. יְרֵאַת. Lam. R. to II, 13 (play on י̇ר̇ושׁל̇ם̇) הבת שי̇ר̇אה ומשׁול̇מ̇ת לי the daughter that fears (me) and is at peace with me. Ib. כשאת יְרֵיאָה את מושלמת לי Ar. (missing in ed.) when thou art God-fearing, thou art at peace with me. Yeb. 62ᵇ.—Part. pass. יָראוּי. Ber. 33ᵇ; Meg. 25ᵃ Ms. M. (v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note). e.g. Psalms 76:9
- , fut. יִוָּרֵא to be feared. Koh. R. to IX, 7; Pesik. Ul’kaḥ., p. 183ᵇ, a. e. למען תִּוָּרֵא וכ׳ (Ps. CXXX, 4) ‘in order that thou mayest be feared’, that the fear of thee be put on mankind.—Part. נוֹרָא fearful, awe-inspiring. Ber. l. c. Yoma 69ᵇ לא אמר נ׳ Jeremiah did not say nora (only gadol a. gibbor, Jer. XXXII, 18).—Fem. pl. ניֹרָאוֹת awe-inspiring deeds. Ib. אתא … נכרים … איה נוֹרְאוֹתָיו came Jeremiah and said, Strangers dance on His temple ruins, where are His awful deeds?; Y. Ber. VII, 11ᶜ. Ib. לזה נאה לקרות נורא בנ׳ וכ׳ (Daniel said) Him it is becoming to call awe-inspiring for the awful deeds He performed for us &c.; Midr. Till. to Ps. XIX; a. fr. e.g. Psalms 130:4
- , Nithpa. נִתְיָירֵא
- 1. to be feared, revered. Zeb. 115ᵇ (ref. to Ps. LXVIII, 36) בשעה … מִתְיָירֵא ומתעלה וכ׳ when the Lord executes judgment on His saints, He is feared and praised &c.; Yalk. Lev. 525. e.g. Psalms 68:36
- 2. to be afraid. Ber. 61ᵇ אי אתה מתי׳ מפני וכ׳ art thou not afraid of the (Roman) government?—Midr. Till. l. c. שנכנסו … וכא נִתְיָירְאוּ the enemy entered His house and were not afraid (of the Lord). Ex. R. s. 29 אם המטרונה מִתְיָירֵאת וכ׳ if the queen is afraid, what shall the servants … do?; a. fr.
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 212 distinct written forms H3372 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 152 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H3372, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 5 — not the complete family. 2 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 294 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 318 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 3:10
- Exodus 1:17
- Leviticus 19:3
- Numbers 12:8
- Deuteronomy 1:19
- Joshua 4:14
- Judges 4:18
- Ruth 3:11
- 1 Samuel 3:15
- 2 Samuel 1:14
- 1 Kings 1:50
- 2 Kings 1:15
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
