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Strong's H3372 יָרֵא (yare)

Yare means “affright” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3372 — mekos in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3372
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 314
Books 34

Strong's H3372 Quick Answer

Strong's H3372 יָרֵא (yare') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yare' (yaw-ray') v. 1. to fear 2. morally, to revere It has 314 linked Bible usages across 34 books. Visible English usage signals include fear, afraid, feared, they, and you. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yare' (yaw-ray') v. 1. to fear 2. morally, to revere
Usage
314 linked usages
Books
34 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fear, afraid, feared, they, and you

Meaning and Definition

yare' (yaw-ray') v. 1. to fear 2. morally, to revere 3. caus. to frighten [a primitive root] KJV: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).

Original Word
יָרֵא
Transliteration
yare'
Derivation
Root: ירא
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3372. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to fear

Usage: : 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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How Strong's H3372 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yare', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Fear Genesis 15:1 52× afraid Genesis 3:10 30× feared Exodus 1:17 14× make Exodus 34:10 they Genesis 42:35 you Genesis 43:23 affrighted Deuteronomy 7:21 fearing Joshua 22:25 she Genesis 18:15 were Genesis 20:8

How Strong's H3372 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 314 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3372 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3372 in the Old Testament

314 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 3:10 KJV

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Genesis 15:1 KJV

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Genesis 18:15 KJV

Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3372.

Genesis 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 15:1 Old Testament, KJV
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Genesis 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Genesis 19:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Genesis 20:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
Genesis 21:17 Old Testament, KJV
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Genesis 26:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
Genesis 26:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Genesis 28:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Genesis 31:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me.
Genesis 32:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Genesis 35:17 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.
Genesis 42:35 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid.
Genesis 43:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
Genesis 43:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Genesis 46:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
Genesis 50:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?
Genesis 50:21 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them.
Exodus 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
Exodus 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Exodus 2:14 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
Exodus 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Exodus 9:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:
Exodus 9:30 Old Testament, KJV
But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
Exodus 14:10 Old Testament, KJV
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
Exodus 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
Exodus 14:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
Exodus 15:11 Old Testament, KJV
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Exodus 20:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.
Exodus 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee.
Exodus 34:30 Old Testament, KJV
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Leviticus 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 19:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:30 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:32 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Leviticus 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 25:36 Old Testament, KJV
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Leviticus 25:43 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.
Leviticus 26:2 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
Numbers 12:8 Old Testament, KJV
With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Numbers 14:9 Old Testament, KJV
Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
Numbers 21:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Deuteronomy 1:19 Old Testament, KJV
And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Deuteronomy 1:21 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 1:29 Old Testament, KJV
Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them.
Deuteronomy 2:4 Old Testament, KJV
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
Deuteronomy 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
Deuteronomy 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
Deuteronomy 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.
Deuteronomy 5:5 Old Testament, KJV
(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Deuteronomy 5:29 Old Testament, KJV
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
Deuteronomy 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 6:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deuteronomy 7:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;
Deuteronomy 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.
Deuteronomy 8:6 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.
Deuteronomy 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;
Deuteronomy 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 10:17 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy 10:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 10:21 Old Testament, KJV
He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
Deuteronomy 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.
Deuteronomy 14:23 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Deuteronomy 17:13 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
Deuteronomy 17:19 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:
Deuteronomy 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.
Deuteronomy 20:1 Old Testament, KJV
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 20:3 Old Testament, KJV
And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Deuteronomy 21:21 Old Testament, KJV
And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.
Deuteronomy 28:10 Old Testament, KJV
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
Deuteronomy 28:58 Old Testament, KJV
If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
Deuteronomy 31:6 Old Testament, KJV
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Deuteronomy 31:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Deuteronomy 31:12 Old Testament, KJV
Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law:
Deuteronomy 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Joshua 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.
Joshua 4:24 Old Testament, KJV
That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.
Joshua 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land:
Joshua 9:24 Old Testament, KJV
And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing.
Joshua 10:2 Old Testament, KJV
That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
Joshua 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee.
Joshua 10:25 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
Joshua 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
Joshua 22:25 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
Joshua 24:14 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.
Judges 4:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
Judges 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice.
Judges 6:23 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Judges 6:27 Old Testament, KJV
Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
Judges 8:20 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth.
Judges 13:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:
Ruth 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
1 Samuel 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
1 Samuel 4:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Samuel 4:20 Old Testament, KJV
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
1 Samuel 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God:
1 Samuel 12:18 Old Testament, KJV
So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
1 Samuel 12:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;
1 Samuel 12:24 Old Testament, KJV
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
1 Samuel 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
1 Samuel 15:24 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.
1 Samuel 17:11 Old Testament, KJV
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
1 Samuel 17:24 Old Testament, KJV
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
1 Samuel 18:12 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
1 Samuel 18:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.
1 Samuel 21:12 Old Testament, KJV
And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
1 Samuel 22:23 Old Testament, KJV
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
1 Samuel 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
1 Samuel 23:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
1 Samuel 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
1 Samuel 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth.
1 Samuel 28:20 Old Testament, KJV
Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.
1 Samuel 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
2 Samuel 1:14 Old Testament, KJV
And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?
2 Samuel 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
2 Samuel 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?
2 Samuel 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3372, grouped by book.

Genesis 18 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 13 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 8 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 35 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 10 usages, Old Testament
Judges 6 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 22 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 9 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 19 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 10 usages, Old Testament
Job 9 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 46 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 6 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 24 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 18 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Joel 4 usages, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Jonah 3 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 2 usages, Old Testament
Zephaniah 3 usages, Old Testament
Haggai 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 3 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 5 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3372 FAQ

What does yare (יָרֵא) mean?

Yare (Strong's H3372) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "affright". yare' (yaw-ray') v. 1. to fear 2. morally, to revere

How many times is yare (יָרֵא) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 314 linked usages for Strong's H3372 across 34 books.

Where can I study yare (יָרֵא) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3372 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yare (יָרֵא)?

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