יָרֵא yare

Hebrew word for “to fear” · Strong’s H3372 · used 315 times in 306 verses

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Meaning

: frightening(DANGER);

Senses in the lexicon

• to fear (205)
• to fear: revere (110)

How it is translated

Glosses given for yare in context, with how often each is used:

• afraid 112
• fear 51
• feared 28
• will fear 23
• awesome 21
• may fear 13
• will be afraid 9
• awesome deeds 8
• must fear 7
• may be afraid 5
• must be afraid 3
• fearing 3

Where it is used

Also in 22 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

2 Kings 17 (8), Nehemiah 6 (5), Leviticus 19 (4), Deuteronomy 10 (4), Deuteronomy 31 (4), 1 Samuel 12 (4), Isaiah 41 (4), Joel 2 (4), Exodus 14 (3), Leviticus 25 (3)

Forms

• תירא 51
• תיראו 39
• וייראו 22
• ירא 19
• נורא 16
• תיראי 15
• ויראו 15
• ליראה 12
• יראו 11
• והנורא 10

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yare more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• אַל al “not” 78
• מְאֹד meod “much” 24
• חָתַת chatat “to to be dismayed” 17
• גָּדוֹל gadol “great” 27
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 32
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 31
• דָּבָר davar “word” 32
• רָאָה raah “to see” 30
• אֲנִי ani “I” 25
• שָׁמַר shamar “to keep” 20
• שֵׁם shem “name” 21
• עִם im “with” 21

Key verses

The verses using yare that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 15:1 — After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
• Exodus 3:6 — Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look…
• Exodus 15:11 — Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
• Deuteronomy 10:12 — And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy…
• Nehemiah 9:32 — Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath…
• Psalms 27:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
• Isaiah 41:10 — Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right…
• Isaiah 41:14 — Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;…
• Isaiah 51:12 — I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;
• Jeremiah 32:39 — And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Malachi 3:5 — And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and…

See all 306 verses in the Word Atlas

Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.