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 5 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.
God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 67.8
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 68.36
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
Read word by wordYou alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 76.8
From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 76.9
He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 76.13
Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
Read word by wordIn the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 89.8
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
Read word by wordFor great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Read word by wordLet them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!
Read word by wordSo the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 102.16
wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Read word by wordHe has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
Read word by wordHe does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Read word by wordHis heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
Read word by wordThe LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Read word by wordI am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Read word by wordMy flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Read word by wordBut with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
Read word by wordI praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Read word by wordThey will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Read word by wordBe not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Read word by wordDo not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Read word by wordMy son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Read word by wordWhen it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
Read word by wordI know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
Read word by wordFor as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.6
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
Read word by wordwhen men fear the heights and dangers of the road, when the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper loses its spring, and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal home and mourners walk the streets.
Read word by wordWhen all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
Read word by wordand say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
Read word by word“Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Read word by wordTherefore this is what the Lord GOD of Hosts says: “O My people who dwell in Zion, do not fear Assyria, who strikes you with a rod and lifts his staff against you as the Egyptians did.
Read word by wordwhich sends couriers by sea, in papyrus vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people widely feared, to a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.
Read word by wordAt that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordThis is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
Read word by wordTherefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
Read word by wordSay to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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 wordGo up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
Read word by wordThe islands see and fear; the ends of the earth tremble. They approach and come forward.
Read word by wordDo not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Read word by wordFor I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
Read word by wordDo not fear, O Jacob, you worm, O few men of Israel. I will help you,” declares the LORD. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Read word by wordBut now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
Read word by wordDo not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east and gather you from the west.
Read word by wordThis is the word of the LORD, your Maker, who formed you from the womb and who will help you: “Do not be afraid, O Jacob My servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Read word by wordListen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
Read word by word“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
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