יָרֵא yârêʼ

Hebrew · Strong's H3372 · pronounced yaw-ray' · used 315 times in 306 verses

Meaning

to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

In the King James Version: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Derivation: a primitive root;

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Where it is used

Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.
Psalms 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
Psalms 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 40:3 He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
Psalms 45:4 In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
Psalms 46:2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
Psalms 47:2 How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
Psalms 49:5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
Psalms 49:16 Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
Psalms 52:6 The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
Psalms 55:19 God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
Psalms 56:3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Psalms 56:4 In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalms 56:11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalms 64:4 ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
Psalms 64:9 Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.
Psalms 65:5 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Psalms 65:8 Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
Psalms 66:3 Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Psalms 66:5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
Psalms 67:7 God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Psalms 68:35 O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
Psalms 72:5 May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
Psalms 76:7 You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Psalms 76:8 From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still
Psalms 76:12 He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
Psalms 86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
Psalms 89:7 In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
Psalms 91:5 You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,
Psalms 96:4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
Psalms 99:3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name—He is holy!
Psalms 102:15 So the nations will fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory.
Psalms 106:22 wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea.
Psalms 111:9 He has sent redemption to His people; He has ordained His covenant forever; holy and awesome is His name.
Psalms 112:7 He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Psalms 112:8 His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.
Psalms 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalms 119:63 I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
Psalms 119:120 My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
Psalms 130:4 But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.
Psalms 139:14 I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
Psalms 145:6 They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:25 Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
Proverbs 31:21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household, for they are all clothed in scarlet.
Ecclesiastes 3:14 I 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.
Ecclesiastes 5:7 For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 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.
Ecclesiastes 12:5 when 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.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 When 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.
Isaiah 7:4 and 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.
Isaiah 8:12 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Isaiah 10:24 Therefore 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.
Isaiah 18:2 which 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.
Isaiah 18:7 At 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.
Isaiah 21:1 This 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.
Isaiah 25:3 Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
Isaiah 35:4 Say 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.”
Isaiah 37:6 who 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.