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 6 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, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
Read word by wordIn righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
Read word by wordWhom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
Read word by wordSo shall they fear the name of the LORD where the sun sets, and His glory where it rises. For He will come like a raging flood, driven by the breath of the LORD.
Read word by wordWhen You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.2
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordShe saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
Read word by wordDo you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.
Read word by wordThey have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’
Read word by wordLike scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”
Read word by wordWho would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
Read word by wordI will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
Read word by wordDid Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”
Read word by wordKing Jehoiakim and all his mighty men and officials heard his words, and the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah found out about it, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.
Read word by wordAs for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Read word by wordI will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Read word by wordGedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
Read word by wordto escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
Read word by wordDo not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear; do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you to save you and deliver you from him.
Read word by wordTo this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
Read word by wordBut you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
Read word by wordAnd you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Read word by wordDo not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.
Read word by wordYou drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Read word by wordSpread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.
Read word by wordBut you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
Read word by wordI will make your forehead like a diamond, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or dismayed at their presence, even though they are a rebellious house.”
Read word by wordYou fear the sword, so I will bring the sword against you, declares the Lord GOD.
Read word by wordAnd I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Read word by word“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
Read word by word“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
Read word by wordSurely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”
Read word by wordThe LORD raises His voice in the presence of His army. Indeed, His camp is very large, for mighty are those who obey His command. For the Day of the LORD is great and very dreadful. Who can endure it?
Read word by wordDo not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.
Read word by wordDo not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
Read word by wordThe sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 3.4
The lion has roared—who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
Read word by wordThe sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Read word by wordThen the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
Read word by wordThen the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.
Read word by wordThey will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
Read word by wordThey are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.
Read word by wordO LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!
Read word by wordThe LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.
Read word by wordI said, ‘Surely you will fear Me and accept correction.’ Then her dwelling place would not be cut off despite all for which I punished her. But they rose early to corrupt all their deeds.
Read word by wordThe LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
Read word by wordOn that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
Read word by wordThen Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.
Read word by wordThis is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”
Read word by wordAs you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
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