יָרֵא yârêʼ

Hebrew · Strong's H3373 · pronounced yaw-ray' · used 64 times in 63 verses

Meaning

fearing; morally, reverent

In the King James Version: afraid, fear (-ful).

Derivation: from H3372 (יָרֵא);

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Where it is used

Genesis 22:12 “Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Genesis 32:11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
Genesis 42:18 and on the third day he said to them, “I fear God. So do this and you will live:
Exodus 9:20 Those among Pharaoh’s officials who feared the word of the LORD hurried to bring their servants and livestock to shelter,
Exodus 18:21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
Deuteronomy 7:19 the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders, and the mighty hand and outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you now fear.
Deuteronomy 20:8 Then the officers shall speak further to the army, saying, “Is any man afraid or fainthearted? Let him return home, so that the hearts of his brothers will not melt like his own.”
Judges 7:3 Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’” So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
Judges 7:10 But if you are afraid to do so, then go down to the camp with your servant Purah
1 Samuel 23:3 But David’s men said to him, “Look, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”
1 Kings 18:3 and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. (Now Obadiah greatly feared the LORD,
1 Kings 18:12 I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.
2 Kings 4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”
2 Kings 17:32 So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.
2 Kings 17:33 They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.
2 Kings 17:34 To this day they are still practicing their former customs. None of them worship the LORD or observe the statutes, ordinances, laws, and commandments that the LORD gave the descendants of Jacob, whom He named Israel.
2 Kings 17:41 So these nations worshiped the LORD but also served their idols, and to this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
Job 2:3 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
Psalms 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
Psalms 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
Psalms 22:25 My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
Psalms 25:12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
Psalms 25:14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Psalms 31:19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Psalms 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Psalms 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
Psalms 60:4 You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah
Psalms 61:5 For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
Psalms 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Psalms 85:9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
Psalms 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Psalms 103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Psalms 103:17 But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
Psalms 111:5 He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
Psalms 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Psalms 115:11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Psalms 115:13 He will bless those who fear the LORD—small and great alike.
Psalms 118:4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.”
Psalms 119:74 May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
Psalms 119:79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
Psalms 128:1 A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
Psalms 128:4 In this way indeed shall blessing come to the man who fears the LORD.
Psalms 135:20 O house of Levi, bless the LORD; you who fear the LORD, bless the LORD!
Psalms 145:19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Psalms 147:11 The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Proverbs 13:13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Proverbs 14:2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
Proverbs 14:16 A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Proverbs 31:30 Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good to grasp the one and not let the other slip from your hand. For he who fears God will follow both warnings.
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 8:13 Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not lengthen like a shadow.
Ecclesiastes 9:2 It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.
Isaiah 50:10 Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
Jeremiah 42:11 Do 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.
Jeremiah 42:16 then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there.
Daniel 1:10 but he said to Daniel, “I fear my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. For why should he see your faces looking thinner than those of the other young men your age? You would endanger my head before the king!”