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 3 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.
“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.
Read word by wordAbove all, fear the LORD and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Read word by wordAnd when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.
Read word by wordThen Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
Read word by wordOn hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.
Read word by wordWhen all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear.
Read word by wordSo Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Read word by wordhe grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.
Read word by wordNow David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.13
Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
Read word by wordsaying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
Read word by wordWhen Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.
Read word by wordImmediately Saul fell flat on the ground, terrified by the words of Samuel. And his strength was gone, because he had not eaten anything all that day and night.
Read word by wordThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Read word by wordSo David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”
Read word by wordAnd for fear of Abner, Ish-bosheth did not dare to say another word to him.
Read word by wordThat day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
Read word by wordAnd who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself and to make a name for Himself? You performed great and awesome wonders by driving out nations and their gods from before Your people, whom You redeemed for Yourself from Egypt.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
Read word by wordWhen all the kings who were subject to Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with Israel and became subject to them. So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.
Read word by wordOn the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
Read word by wordNow Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
Read word by wordNow therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.
Read word by wordBut Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.
Read word by wordIt was reported to Solomon: “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon first swear to me not to put his servant to the sword.’”
Read word by wordWhen all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
Read word by wordso that they may fear You all the days they live in the land that You gave to our fathers.
Read word by wordthen may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Elijah said to her. “Go and do as you have said. But first make me a small cake of bread from what you have, and bring it out to me. Afterward, make some for yourself and your son,
Read word by wordThen the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
Read word by wordBut they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
Read word by wordAll this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods
Read word by wordNow when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
Read word by wordThus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
Read word by wordFor the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites and commanded them, “Do not worship other gods or bow down to them; do not serve them or sacrifice to them.
Read word by wordInstead, worship the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm. You are to bow down to Him and offer sacrifices to Him.
Read word by wordAnd you must always be careful to observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments He wrote for you. Do not worship other gods.
Read word by wordDo not forget the covenant I have made with you. Do not worship other gods,
Read word by wordbut worship the LORD your God, and He will deliver you from the hands of all your enemies.”
Read word by wordwho replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Read word by wordAnd Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
Read word by wordThen all the people small and great, together with the commanders of the army, arose and fled to Egypt for fear of the Chaldeans.
Read word by wordThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
Read word by wordThat day David feared God and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
Read word by wordFor great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Read word by wordAnd who is like Your people Israel—the one nation on earth whom God went out to redeem as a people for Himself? You made a name for Yourself through great and awesome wonders by driving out nations from before Your people, whom You redeemed from Egypt.
Read word by wordThen you will succeed, if you carefully follow the statutes and ordinances that the LORD commanded Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Read word by wordDavid also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the service of the house of the LORD is finished.
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