Strongs Number: H3372
| Hebrew Word: | יָרֵא |
| Transliteration: | yârêʼ |
| Phonetic: | yaw-ray' |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| BDB Definition: |
1. to fear, revere, be afraid a. (Qal) 1. to fear, be afraid 2. to stand in awe of, be awed 3. to fear, reverence, honour, respect b. (Niphal) 1. to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 2. to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 3. to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe c. (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2. to shoot, pour |
| Origin: | A primitive root |
| Bible Usage: | {affright} be (make) {afraid} dread ({-ful}) (put in) fear ({-ful} {-fully} -ing). (be had in) reverence ({-end}) X-(idiom) {see} terrible ({act} {-ness} thing). |