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Strong's H3374 יִרְאָה (yirah)

yir'ah - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3374 — melote (“sheepskin”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3374
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 42
Books 12

Strong's H3374 Quick Answer

Strong's H3374 יִראָה (yir'ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yir'ah (yir-aw') n-f. 1. fear (also used as infinitive) 2. morally, reverence It has 42 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include fear and dreadful. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yir'ah (yir-aw') n-f. 1. fear (also used as infinitive) 2. morally, reverence
Usage
42 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
fear and dreadful

Meaning and Definition

yir'ah (yir-aw') n-f. 1. fear (also used as infinitive) 2. morally, reverence [feminine of H3373] KJV: X dreadful, X exceedingly, fear(-fulness). Root(s): H3373

Original Word
יִראָה
Transliteration
yir'ah
Derivation
Root: ירא First root strongs: 3373
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3374. 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)

fear

Usage: 1) fear, terror, fearing 1a) fear, terror 1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear) 1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety 1d) revered

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How Strong's H3374 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yir'ah, 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 20:11 40× dreadful Ezekiel 1:18

How Strong's H3374 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 42 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3374 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 H3374 in the Old Testament

42 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 20:11 KJV

And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.

Exodus 20:20 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.

Deuteronomy 2:25 KJV

This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.

Usage Excerpts

First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3374.

Genesis 20:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake.
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.
Deuteronomy 2:25 Old Testament, KJV
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
2 Samuel 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
2 Chronicles 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Nehemiah 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Job 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Job 28:28 Old Testament, KJV
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 5:7 Old Testament, KJV
But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
Psalms 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 55:5 Old Testament, KJV
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 90:11 Old Testament, KJV
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Psalms 111:10 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
Psalms 119:38 Old Testament, KJV
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Proverbs 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 1:29 Old Testament, KJV
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 10:27 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 15:16 Old Testament, KJV
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:33 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Proverbs 19:23 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Proverbs 23:17 Old Testament, KJV
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Isaiah 7:25 Old Testament, KJV
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:
Isaiah 33:6 Old Testament, KJV
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Isaiah 63:17 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Jeremiah 32:40 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Ezekiel 1:18 Old Testament, KJV
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.
Ezekiel 30:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3374, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Job 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 14 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H3374 FAQ

What does yirah (יִרְאָה) mean?

Strong's H3374 is a Hebrew entry for H3374 יִראָה (yir'ah). yir'ah (yir-aw') n-f. 1. fear (also used as infinitive) 2. morally, reverence

How many times is yirah (יִרְאָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's H3374 across 12 books.

Where can I study yirah (יִרְאָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3374 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yirah (יִרְאָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fear and dreadful. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.