3372 – יָרֵא (jare)

to fear

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	יָרֵא (jare)
Pronunciation:	ja-re    Listen
Gematria:	211(10 + 200 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	315 times in OT

Description

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

Synonyms

יָרֵא	jare		H3372	(315 ggr)	to fear
דָּאַג	daag		H1672	(7 ggr)	be anxious
חָתַת	chatat		H2865	(52 ggr)	to to be dismayed
יָגֹר	jagor		H3025	(5 ggr)	to fear
פָּחַד	pachad		H6342	(25 ggr)	to dread
רָגַז	ragaz		H7264	(41 ggr)	to tremble

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with jare as root:

יָרֵא	jare	H3373	afraid
יִרְאוֹן	jiron	H3375	Yiron
מוֹרָא	mora	H4172a	fear
תִּירְיָא	Tirja	H8493	Tiria

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word jare was translated to the following:

δειλός	deilos	G1169	fearful
ἔνδοξος	endoxos	G1741	glorious
ἐξίστημι	existemi	G1839	be amazed
ἐπιφαίνω	epiphaino	G2014	appear
ἐπιφάνεια	epiphaneia	G2015	appearing
ἐπιφανής	epiphanes	G2016	notable
εὐλαβέομαι	eulabeomai	G2125	fearing
εὐλογέω	eulogeo	G2127	bless
θαρσέω	tharseo	G2293	be of good cheer
θαυμαστός	thaumastos	G2298	marvellous
κραταιός	krataios	G2900	mighty
μέγας	megas	G3173	great
πτοέω	ptoeo	G4422	terrify
σέβομαι	sebomai	G4576	worship
φοβερός	phoberos	G5398	fearful
φοβέω	phobeo	G5399	fear
φροντίζω	phrontizo	G5431	be careful
χαλεπός	chalepos	G5467	fierce

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