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יָרֵא verb fear (Late Hebrew
id.; Assyrian
îrû, id.; Hpt KAT
2, Gloss i., COT
Gloss) —
Qal328 Perfect יר׳ Genesis 19:30 +
14 times;
3rd person feminine יָֽֽֽרְאָה Jeremiah 3:8;
Psalm 76:9;
יָרֵ֑אָה Genesis 18:15; plural
2nd person masculine יְרֵאתֶם Numbers 12:8 +
2 times; +
23 times Perfect;
Imperfect יִירָא Amos 3:8 +
3 times;
וַיִּירָא Genesis 28:17 +
5 times;
וַיִּרָא Jeremiah 26:21 +
5 times; plural
(יִָֽרְאוּ) יִירְאוּ Jeremiah 23:4 +;
יִרָאוּן Deuteronomy 13:12, +, etc.; +
136 times Imperfect;
Imperative יְרָא Proverbs 3:7 +
3 times;
יְראוּ Joshua 24:14 +
2 times;
Infinitive construct יְרֹא Joshua 22:25;
לֵרֹא 1 Samuel 18:29 (Ges
§ 69, R. i.);
לְיִרְאָה Deuteronomy 4:10 +
13 times; suffix
יִרְאָתוֺ 2 Samuel 3:11;
יִרְאָתָם Isaiah 29:13;
יְרָאתֶם Joshua 4:24 (read
יִרְאָתָם Bö
§ 1081 a Ew
337b Di etc.);
[
H3373 Participle יָרֵא Genesis 32:12 +15 times; construct יְרֵא Genesis 22:12 + 10 times; plural יְרֵאִים Jeremiah 42:11 +6 times; construct יִרְאֵי Exodus 18:21 + 12 times; feminine construct יִרְאַת Proverbs 31:30];—
1. fear, be afraid (not in P):
a. absolute
Genesis 3:10;
Genesis 18:15;
Genesis 32:8 [
Genesis 32:7;
Genesis 43:18;
Exodus 14:10 (J),
Genesis 20:8;
Genesis 28:17;
Genesis 42:35;
Exodus 2:14;
Joshua 10:2 (E), [
H3373 Deuteronomy 20:8];
Deuteronomy 31:8; [
H3373 Judges 7:3];
Judges 8:20;
1 Samuel 4:7;
1 Samuel 17:11,
24;
1 Samuel 23:3;
1 Samuel 28:5;
1 Samuel 31:4 =
1 Chronicles 10:4;
2 Kings 10:4;
2 Chronicles 20:3;
Nehemiah 2:2;
Nehemiah 6:13;
Isaiah 54:14;
Jeremiah 3:8;
Jeremiah 23:4;
Jeremiah 26:21;
Amos 3:8;
Jonah 1:5,
10;
Psalm 27:3;
Psalm 46:3;
Psalm 49:6 (but Bae reads
ראה)
Psalm 56:4;
Psalm 56:5;
Psalm 56:12;
Psalm 64:5;
Psalm 65:10;
Psalm 76:9;
Psalm 112:8;
Psalm 118:6; [
H3373 Proverbs 14:16];
Job 6:21;
Job 11:15;
אַלתִּֿירָא(יו׳ּׅ fear not Genesis 15:1;
Genesis 21:17;
Genesis 35:17;
Genesis 50:19,
21;
Exodus 20:20;
Joshua 10:25 (E),
Genesis 26:24;
Genesis 43:23;
Exodus 14:13;
Joshua 8:1 (J),
Deuteronomy 1:21;
Deuteronomy 20:3;
Deuteronomy 31:6;
Judges 4:18;
Judges 6:23;
1 Samuel 4:20;
1 Samuel 12:20;
1 Samuel 22:23;
1 Samuel 23:17;
1 Samuel 28:13;
2 Samuel 9:7;
2 Samuel 13:28;
1 Kings 17:13;
2 Kings 6:16;
1 Chronicles 22:13;
1 Chronicles 28:20;
2 Chronicles 20:17;
Isaiah 7:4;
Isaiah 35:4;
Isaiah 40:9;
Isaiah 41:10,
13,
14;
Isaiah 43:1,
5;
Isaiah 44:2;
Isaiah 54:4;
Jeremiah 30:10;
Jeremiah 46:27,
28;
Joel 2:21,
22;
Zephaniah 3:16;
Haggai 2:5;
Zechariah 8:13,
15;
Psalm 49:17;
Lamentations 3:57;
Daniel 10:12,
19;
Ruth 3:11;
יִשְׁמְעוּ וי׳ hear and fear Deuteronomy 13:12;
Deuteronomy 17:13;
Deuteronomy 19:20;
Deuteronomy 21:21;
(י)ראו וי׳ see and fear Psalm 40:4;
Psalm 52:8;
Isaiah 41:5;
Zechariah 9:5.
3. fear, reverence, honour, e.g. parents
Leviticus 19:3 (H), Moses and Joshua
Joshua 4:14 (twice in verse), the oath
1 Samuel 14:26;
Ecclesiastes 9:2, commandment [
H3373 Proverbs 13:13], the sanctuary
Leviticus 19:30;
Leviticus 26:2 (H), other gods
Judges 6:10;
2 Kings 17:7,
35,
37,
38; elsewhere of God:
b. with accusative
(ה)אלהים [
H3373 Genesis 22:12];
Genesis 42:18;
Exodus 1:17,
21; [
H3373 Exodus 18:21 (E); Deuteronomy 25:18];
Psalm 55:20; [
H3373 Psalm 66:16; Job 1:1],
Job 1:8, [
H3373 Job 1:9; 2:3];
Ecclesiastes 5:6; [
H3373 Ecclesiastes 7:18];
Ecclesiastes 8:12;
Ecclesiastes 12:13;
Nehemiah 7:2;
יהוה יר׳ Exodus 14:31 (J),
Joshua 22:25 (P),
Joshua 24:14 (E),
1 Samuel 12:14,
24; [
H3373 1 Kings 18:3],
12;
2 Kings 4:1;
2 Kings 17:25,
28,
32,
33,
34,
41; [
H3373 Isaiah 50:10];
Jeremiah 5:24; [
H3373 Jeremiah 26:19];
Hosea 10:3; [
H3373 Jonah 1:9];
Malachi 3:16 (twice in verse); [
H3373 Psalm 15:4; Psalm 22:24 [Psalm 22:23]; Psalm 25:12; Psalm 34:10];
Psalm 112:1; [
H3373 Psalm 115:11, 13; 118:4; 128:1, 4; 135:20];
Proverbs 3:7; [
H3373 Proverbs 14:2];
Proverbs 24:21; [
H3373 Proverbs 31:30];
אֱלֹהֶיךָ י׳ יר׳ (and other suffixes)
Deuteronomy 6:2,
13,
24;
Deuteronomy 10:12,
20;
Deuteronomy 14:23;
Deuteronomy 17:19;
Deuteronomy 31:12,
13;
Joshua 4:24 (D),
2 Kings 17:39; with suffixes referring to Yahweh or Elohim
Deuteronomy 4:10;
Deuteronomy 5:26;
Deuteronomy 8:6;
Deuteronomy 13:5;
1 Kings 8:40,
43 2 Chronicles 6:31,
33;
2 Kings 17:36;
Isaiah 25:3;
Isaiah 29:13;
Jeremiah 10:7;
Jeremiah 32:39;
Malachi 2:5;
Malachi 3:5;
Zephaniah 3:7; [
H3373 Psalm 22:26 [Psalm 22:25]; Psalm 25:14; Psalm 31:20 [Psalm 31:19]; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 34:8 [Psalm 34:7]; Psalm 34:10 [Psalm 34:9]; Psalm 60:6 [Psalm 60:4]];
Psalm 67:8 [
Psalm 67:7];
Psalm 72:5; [
H3373 Psalm 85:10 [Psalm 85:9]; Psalm 103:11; Psalm 103:13; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 111:5];
Psalm 119:63; [
H3373 Psalm 119:74, 79; 145:19; 147:11];
הַיָּרֵא אֶתדְּֿבַר י׳ Exodus 9:20 he that feared the word of Yahweh (J);
the name (
of Yahweh)
Deuteronomy 28:58;
Isaiah 59:19; [
H3373 Malachi 3:20 [Malachi 4:2]; Psalm 61:6 [Psalm 61:5]];
Psalm 86:11;
Psalm 102:16;
Nehemiah 1:11.
Niph.45 Imperfect 2nd person masculine תִּוָּרֵא Psalm 130:4;
Participle נוֺרָא Genesis 28:17 +
33 times; feminine
נוֺרָאָה Isaiah 21:1; plural
נוֺרָאוֺת Isaiah 64:2 +
5 times;
נוֺרָאֹת Deuteronomy 10:21;
נֹרָאוֺת 2 Samuel 7:23; suffix
נוֺרְאוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 145:6; —
3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe:
Piel.5 Perfect 3rd person masculine suffix
יֵָֽרְאֻנִי 2 Samuel 14:15;
Infinitive suffix לְיָֽרְאֵֽנִי Nehemiah 6:19;
לְיָֽרְאָם 2 Chronicles 32:18;
Participle plural
מְיָֽרְאִים Nehemiah 6:9,
14 make afraid, terrify, with accusative
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