יָרֵא (ya.re) means “to fear” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-ray' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָרֵא · ya.re · to fear
: frightening(DANGER) 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour
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יָרֵא · ya.re · to fear: revere
: awesome(god) 1) to fear, revere, be afraid 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour Also means: ya.re (יָרֵא ": frightening" H3372)
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a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV glosses: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| be afraid | 72 |
| fear | 44 |
| feared | 13 |
| and awesome | 12 |
| and fear | 7 |
| to fear | 7 |
| afraid | 6 |
| worship | 6 |
| was afraid | 5 |
| and be afraid | 4 |
| awesome | 4 |
| fear him | 4 |
| were afraid | 4 |
| and awesome wonders | 3 |
| fear me | 3 |
| he was afraid | 3 |
| in fear | 3 |
| and feared | 2 |
| and have reverence for | 2 |
| and terrifying | 2 |
| be afraid of them | 2 |
| but fear | 2 |
| but you shall fear | 2 |
| fear you | 2 |
| they may fear you | 2 |
| was terrified | 2 |
| were terrified | 2 |
| will fear | 2 |
| you fear | 2 |
| alarmed | 1 |
| an awesome thing | 1 |
| and afraid | 1 |
| and awesome deeds | 1 |
| and do not be afraid | 1 |
| and fearing | 1 |
| and for fear | 1 |
| and he revered me | 1 |
| and he was afraid | 1 |
| and i was afraid | 1 |
| and they revered | 1 |
| and they were afraid | 1 |
| and they will stand in awe | 1 |
| and to fear | 1 |
| and you are afraid | 1 |
| are to be feared | 1 |
| awesome is | 1 |
| awesome works | 1 |
| but they were terrified | 1 |
| dreadful | 1 |
| fear of him | 1 |
| fearing | 1 |
| fears | 1 |
| have made me afraid | 1 |
| he is feared | 1 |
| he is to be feared | 1 |
| he was fearful | 1 |
| he was too afraid | 1 |
| how awesome | 1 |
| i am afraid | 1 |
| i am fearfully | 1 |
| i feared | 1 |
| i stand in awe | 1 |
| i stand in fear | 1 |
| i was afraid | 1 |
| i was overwhelmed with fear | 1 |
| i will fear | 1 |
| in great fear | 1 |
| intimidate me | 1 |
| is to be feared | 1 |
| let us fear | 1 |
| may fear | 1 |
| may they fear him | 1 |
| men fear | 1 |
| of an awesome | 1 |
| of terror | 1 |
| of you must respect | 1 |
| of your awesome deeds | 1 |
| or afraid | 1 |
| revere | 1 |
| revered | 1 |
| shall fear him | 1 |
| shall i fear | 1 |
| should i fear | 1 |
| shown reverence | 1 |
| so shall they fear | 1 |
| so that they should fear | 1 |
| so that they will always fear me | 1 |
| terrified | 1 |
| that i may fear | 1 |
| that you may fear | 1 |
| they feared | 1 |
| they had revered | 1 |
| they had worshiped | 1 |
| they should worship | 1 |
| they stood in awe | 1 |
| they were afraid | 1 |
| they were dismayed | 1 |
| they will be afraid | 1 |
| to frighten | 1 |
| to intimidate me | 1 |
| to revere | 1 |
| tried to intimidate me | 1 |
| trying to frighten | 1 |
| was alarmed | 1 |
| were frightened | 1 |
| were you unafraid | 1 |
| who feared | 1 |
| will be terrifying | 1 |
| will revere you | 1 |
| will you fear | 1 |
| with awesome deeds | 1 |
| you are awesome | 1 |
| you are to fear | 1 |
| you may be feared | 1 |
| you were afraid | 1 |
| you will fear | 1 |
| your awesome deeds | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fear | 42 |
| afraid | 14 |
| be not afraid | 14 |
| feared | 14 |
| and fear | 12 |
| terrible | 10 |
| to fear | 8 |
| and terrible | 7 |
| shall fear | 4 |
| was afraid | 4 |
| and dreadful | 3 |
| but fear | 3 |
| terrible things | 3 |
| that they may fear | 3 |
| to be feared | 3 |
| unto her fear | 3 |
| unto thee fear | 3 |
| unto them fear | 3 |
| were afraid | 3 |
| and feared | 2 |
| and reverence | 2 |
| and the terrible | 2 |
| and they feared | 2 |
| and they shall be afraid | 2 |
| but shalt fear | 2 |
| feareth | 2 |
| for he feared | 2 |
| for they were afraid | 2 |
| he shall not be afraid | 2 |
| i will not be afraid | 2 |
| neither fear | 2 |
| neither shalt thou be afraid | 2 |
| now therefore fear | 2 |
| thee fear | 2 |
| they were afraid | 2 |
| thou shalt fear | 2 |
| thou shalt not be afraid | 2 |
| unto him fear | 2 |
| ye shall fear | 2 |
| ye shall not fear | 2 |
| a terrible thing | 1 |
| again because he feared | 1 |
| and a terrible | 1 |
| and are afraid | 1 |
| and durst | 1 |
| and fearful | 1 |
| and had feared | 1 |
| and he was afraid | 1 |
| and i was afraid | 1 |
| and not fear | 1 |
| and reverend | 1 |
| and shall fear | 1 |
| and shalt not fear | 1 |
| and terrible things | 1 |
| and terribleness | 1 |
| and they were afraid | 1 |
| and thou fearest | 1 |
| and to be had in reverence | 1 |
| and to fear | 1 |
| and ye fear | 1 |
| and ye shall not fear | 1 |
| are afraid | 1 |
| at him and fear | 1 |
| be not thou afraid | 1 |
| be not ye afraid | 1 |
| because i feared | 1 |
| because i was afraid | 1 |
| because we feared | 1 |
| but thou shalt fear | 1 |
| did fear | 1 |
| do therefore fear | 1 |
| dread | 1 |
| dreadful | 1 |
| fearful | 1 |
| fearing | 1 |
| for he was afraid | 1 |
| for they all made us afraid | 1 |
| for thou shalt not fear | 1 |
| for ye were afraid | 1 |
| from a terrible | 1 |
| have made me afraid | 1 |
| he unto me fear | 1 |
| he was afraid | 1 |
| him as they feared | 1 |
| him fear | 1 |
| him shall ye fear | 1 |
| how dreadful | 1 |
| how terrible | 1 |
| i am afraid | 1 |
| i will fear | 1 |
| i will not fear | 1 |
| if ye will fear | 1 |
| it he was afraid | 1 |
| it was because he feared | 1 |
| let us now fear | 1 |
| neither have they feared | 1 |
| neither shall ye fear | 1 |
| not for she was afraid | 1 |
| not neither be afraid | 1 |
| o fear | 1 |
| of the terrible | 1 |
| of thee and i am afraid | 1 |
| of thee but to fear | 1 |
| of them neither be afraid | 1 |
| of thy terrible acts | 1 |
| on my side i will not fear | 1 |
| only fear | 1 |
| or feared | 1 |
| shall not fear | 1 |
| she is not afraid | 1 |
| should fear | 1 |
| so shall they fear | 1 |
| surely thou wilt fear | 1 |
| than thou be not afraid | 1 |
| that fear | 1 |
| that i should be afraid | 1 |
| that they feared | 1 |
| that they would fear | 1 |
| that thou mayest fear | 1 |
| that thou mightest fear | 1 |
| that would have put me in fear | 1 |
| that ye might fear | 1 |
| that ye will not yet fear | 1 |
| thee for i am fearfully | 1 |
| thee terrible things | 1 |
| them and they shall fear | 1 |
| them how they should fear | 1 |
| then thou shalt see | 1 |
| therefore fear | 1 |
| therefore they fear | 1 |
| therefore will not we fear | 1 |
| they feared | 1 |
| they shall be afraid | 1 |
| they shall fear | 1 |
| thou that thou shouldest be afraid | 1 |
| thou with me fear | 1 |
| to affright | 1 |
| to me fear | 1 |
| to put me in fear | 1 |
| to you fear | 1 |
| unto her be not afraid | 1 |
| unto him how wast thou not afraid | 1 |
| unto me fear | 1 |
| unto you be not afraid | 1 |
| wherefore should i fear | 1 |
| wherefore then were ye not afraid | 1 |
| wherewith he feared | 1 |
| which fear | 1 |
| who would not fear | 1 |
| whom shall i fear | 1 |
| with him be not afraid | 1 |
| with him for he feared | 1 |
| with thee that thou mayest be feared | 1 |
| with us fear | 1 |
| ye have feared | 1 |
| you fear | 1 |
Page 1 of 7. 306 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
Read word by wordAfter these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
Read word by wordBut Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
Read word by wordLot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.
Read word by wordEarly the next morning Abimelech got up and summoned all his servants; and when he described to them all that had happened, the men were terrified.
Read word by wordThen God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven, “What is wrong, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he lies.
Read word by wordBut when the men of that place asked about his wife, he said, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to say, “She is my wife,” since he thought to himself, “The men of this place will kill me on account of Rebekah, because she is so beautiful.”
Read word by wordand that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Read word by wordAnd he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
Read word by word“I was afraid,” Jacob answered, “for I thought you would take your daughters from me by force.
Read word by wordIn great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 32.8
During her severe labor, the midwife said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you are having another son.”
Read word by wordAs they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
Read word by wordBut the brothers were frightened that they had been taken to Joseph’s house. “We have been brought here because of the silver that was returned in our bags the first time,” they said. “They intend to overpower us and take us as slaves, along with our donkeys.”
Read word by word“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.
Read word by word“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
Read word by wordBut Joseph replied, “Do not be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
Read word by wordTherefore do not be afraid. I will provide for you and your little ones.” So Joseph reassured his brothers and spoke kindly to them.
Read word by wordThe midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
Read word by wordAnd because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
Read word by wordBut the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
Read word by wordThen He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Read word by wordBut as for you and your officials, I know that you still do not fear the LORD our God.”
Read word by wordAs Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
Read word by wordBut Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
Read word by wordWhen Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
Read word by wordWho among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”
Read word by wordAnd the LORD said, “Behold, I am making a covenant. Before all your people I will perform wonders that have never been done in any nation in all the world. All the people among whom you live will see the LORD’s work, for it is an awesome thing that I am doing with you.
Read word by wordAaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.
Read word by wordEach of you must respect his mother and father, and you must keep My Sabbaths. I am the LORD your God.
Read word by wordYou must not curse the deaf or place a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordYou must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordYou are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordDo not take advantage of each other, but fear your God; for I am the LORD your God.
Read word by wordDo not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.
Read word by wordYou are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.
Read word by wordYou must keep My Sabbaths and have reverence for My sanctuary. I am the LORD.
Read word by wordI speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
Read word by wordOnly do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”
Read word by wordBut the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
Read word by wordAnd just as the LORD our God had commanded us, we set out from Horeb and went toward the hill country of the Amorites, through all the vast and terrifying wilderness you have seen. When we reached Kadesh-barnea,
Read word by wordSee, the LORD your God has placed the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the LORD, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
Read word by wordSo I said to you: “Do not be terrified or afraid of them!
Read word by wordand command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
Read word by wordBut the LORD said to me, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, along with all his people and his land. Do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon.”
Read word by wordDo not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God Himself will fight for you.”
Read word by wordThe day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, the LORD said to me, “Gather the people before Me to hear My words, so that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach them to their children.”
Read word by wordAt that time I was standing between the LORD and you to declare to you the word of the LORD, because you were afraid of the fire and would not go up the mountain. And He said:
Read word by wordIf only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
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