Qal₃₂₈ Perfect ׳יר Genesis 19:30 14t.; 3 feminine יָ˜רְאָה Jeremiah 3:8; Psalm 76:9; יָרֵ֑אָה Genesis 18:15; plural 2masculine יְרֵאתֶם Numbers 12:8 2t.; + 23 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִירָא Amos 3:8 3t.; וַיִּירָא Genesis 28:17 5t.; וַיִּרָא Jeremiah 26:21 5t.; plural (יִָֽרְאוּ) יִירְאוּ Jeremiah 23:4 +; יִרָאוּן Deuteronomy 13:12, +, etc.; 136t. Imperfect; Imperative יְרָא Proverbs 3:7 3t.; יְראוּ Joshua 24:14 2t.; Infinitive construct יְרֹא Joshua 22:25; לֵרֹא 1 Samuel 18:29 (Ges^{§ 69}, R. i.); לְיִרְאָה Deuteronomy 4:10 13t.; suffix יִרְאָתוֺ 2 Samuel 3:11; יִרְאָתָם Isaiah 29:13; יְרָאתֶם Joshua 4:24 (read יִרְאָתָם Bö^{§ 1081 a} Ew^337b Di etc.); Participle יָרֵא Genesis 32:12 15t.; construct יְרֵא Genesis 22:12 10t.; plural יְרֵאִים Jeremiah 42:11 6t.; construct יִרְאֵי Exodus 18:21 12t.; feminine construct יִרְאַת Proverbs 31:30; —

1 fear, be afraid (not in P):

a. absolute Genesis 3:10; Genesis 18:15; Genesis 32:8; Genesis 43:18; Exodus 14:10 (J), Genesis 20:8; Genesis 28:17; Genesis 42:35; Exodus 2:14; Joshua 10:2 (E), Deuteronomy 20:8; Deuteronomy 31:8; Judges 7:3; Judges 8:20; 1 Samuel 4:7; 1 Samuel 17:11,24; 1 Samuel 23:3; 1 Samuel 28:5; 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; 2 Kings 10:4; 2Chronicles 20:3; Nehemiah 2:2; Nehemiah 6:13; Isaiah 54:14; Jeremiah 3:8; Jeremiah 23:4; Jeremiah 26:21; Amos 3:8; Jonah 1:5,10; Psalm 27:3; Psalm 46:3; Psalm 49:6 (but Bae reads ראה) Psalm 56:4; Psalm 56:5; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 64:5; Psalm 65:10; Psalm 76:9; Psalm 112:8; Psalm 118:6; Proverbs 14:16; Job 6:21; Job 11:15; אַלתִּֿירָא(יו׳ּׅ fear not Genesis 15:1; Genesis 21:17; Genesis 35:17; Genesis 50:19,21; Exodus 20:20; Joshua 10:25 (E), Genesis 26:24; Genesis 43:23; Exodus 14:13; Joshua 8:1 (J), Deuteronomy 1:21; Deuteronomy 20:3; Deuteronomy 31:6; Judges 4:18; Judges 6:23; 1 Samuel 4:20; 1 Samuel 12:20; 1 Samuel 22:23; 1 Samuel 23:17; 1 Samuel 28:13; 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 13:28; 1 Kings 17:13; 2 Kings 6:16; 1 Chronicles 22:13; 1 Chronicles 28:20; 2Chronicles 20:17; Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 41:10,13,14; Isaiah 43:1,5; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 54:4; Jeremiah 30:10; Jeremiah 46:27,28; Joel 2:21,22; Zephaniah 3:16; Haggai 2:5; Zechariah 8:13,15; Psalm 49:17; Lamentations 3:57; Daniel 10:12,19; Ruth 3:11; ׳יִשְׁמְעוּ וי hear and fear Deuteronomy 13:12; Deuteronomy 17:13; Deuteronomy 19:20; Deuteronomy 21:21; ׳(י)ראו וי see and fear Psalm 40:4; Psalm 52:8; Isaiah 41:5; Zechariah 9:5.

b. with accusative of thing or person Numbers 14:9 (twice in verse) (J), Numbers 21:34 (E), Deuteronomy 3:2,22; Judges 6:27; 1 Samuel 15:24; 2 Samuel 3:11; 1 Kings 1:51; Isaiah 8:12; Isaiah 51:7; Isaiah 57:11; Ezekiel 3:9; Ezekiel 11:8; Habakkuk 3:2 (accusative פעלךָ in corrected rhythm), Psalm 23:4; Daniel 1:10; accusative of God (׳י) 1 Samuel 12:18; 2 Samuel 6:9 = 1 Chronicles 13:12; Isaiah 57:11; Jeremiah 5:22; Jonah 1:16; Job 9:35; Job 37:24.

c. with מִן be afraid of, Deuteronomy 1:29; Deuteronomy 2:4; Deuteronomy 7:18; Deuteronomy 20:1; Deuteronomy 28:10; Joshua 10:8 (D) 1 Samuel 28:20; 2 Kings 25:24; Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 51:12; Jeremiah 10:5; Jeremiah 42:11,16; Ezekiel 2:6 (3 t. in verse); Micah 7:17; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 65:9; Psalm 91:5; Psalm 112:7; Psalm 119:120; Proverbs 3:25; Proverbs 31:21; Job 5:21,22; Ecclesiastes 12:5; with מִמְּנֵי Deuteronomy 5:5; Deuteronomy 7:19; Joshua 9:24; Joshua 11:6 (D), 1 Samuel 7:7; 1 Samuel 18:29; 1 Samuel 21:23; 1 Kings 1:50; 2 Kings 1:15; 2 Kings 19:6 (= Isaiah 37:6) 2 Kings 25:26; 2Chronicles 20:15; 32:7; Nehemiah 4:8; Jeremiah 1:8; Jeremiah 41:18; Jeremiah 42:11 (twice in verse); מִלִּפְנֵי 1 Samuel 18:12, with בְּ because of, for Jeremiah 51:46.

d. with infinitive and לְ fear to do a thing Genesis 19:30; Genesis 26:7 (J), Numbers 12:8 (E), Judges 7:10; 2 Samuel 1:14; 2 Samuel 10:19; 2 Samuel 12:18; with infin. and מִן, afraid of doing Genesis 46:3; Exodus 3:6 (E), 1 Samuel 3:15; Jeremiah 40:9; Job 32:6.

e. with מֶּן fear lest Genesis 31:31 (E) Genesis 32:12 (J).

2 stand in awe of, with מן and infinitive וַיִּירְאוּ מִגֶּשֶׁת אֵלָיו Exodus 34:30 (P) and they stood in awe of drawing nigh unto him; יִירְאוּ מֵיהוה ׳וגו Psalm 33:8 let all the earth stand in awe of Yahweh; וְיָרֵאתָ מֵאֱלהֶיךָ and thou shalt stand in awe of thy God Leviticus 19:14,32; Leviticus 25:17,36,43 (all H); with מִמְּנֵי, of the king Solomon 1 Kings 3:28; ׳מִמְּנֵי י אלהים Exodus 9:30 (J?); ׳מפני י Haggai 1:12; מלפני (אלהיםׅ ׳י stand in awe before (God) Ecclesiastes 3:14; Ecclesiastes 8:12,13.

3 fear, reverence, honour, e.g. parents Leviticus 19:3 (H), Moses and Joshua Joshua 4:14 (twice in verse), the oath 1 Samuel 14:26; Ecclesiastes 9:2, commandment Proverbs 13:13, the sanctuary Leviticus 19:30; Leviticus 26:2 (H), other gods Judges 6:10; 2 Kings 17:7,35,37,38; elsewhere of God:

a. absolute Jeremiah 44:10.

b. with accusative (ה)אלהים Genesis 22:12; Genesis 42:18; Exodus 1:17,21; Exodus 18:21 (E), Deuteronomy 25:18; Psalm 55:20; Psalm 66:16; Job 1:1,8,9; Job 2:3; Ecclesiastes 5:6; Ecclesiastes 7:18; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Ecclesiastes 12:13; Nehemiah 7:2; יהוה ׳יר Exodus 14:31 (J), Joshua 22:25 (P), Joshua 24:14 (E), 1 Samuel 12:14,24; 1 Kings 18:3,12; 2 Kings 4:1; 2 Kings 17:25,28,32,33,34,41; Isaiah 50:10; Jeremiah 5:24; Jeremiah 26:19; Hosea 10:3; Jonah 1:9; Malachi 3:16 (twice in verse); Psalm 15:4; Psalm 22:24; Psalm 25:12; Psalm 34:10; Psalm 112:1; Psalm 115:11; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 118:4; Psalm 128:1; Psalm 128:4; Psalm 135:20; Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 14:2; Proverbs 24:21; Proverbs 31:30; אֱלֹהֶיךָ ׳י ׳יר (and other suffixes) Deuteronomy 6:2,13,24; Deuteronomy 10:12,20; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 31:12,13; Joshua 4:24 (D), 2 Kings 17:39; with suffixes referring to Yahweh or Elohim Deuteronomy 4:10; Deuteronomy 5:26; Deuteronomy 8:6; Deuteronomy 13:5; 1 Kings 8:40,43 2Chronicles 6:31,33; 2 Kings 17:36; Isaiah 25:3; Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 10:7; Jeremiah 32:39; Malachi 2:5; Malachi 3:5; Zephaniah 3:7; Psalm 22:26; Psalm 25:14; Psalm 31:20; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 34:8; Psalm 34:10; Psalm 60:6; Psalm 67:8; Psalm 72:5; Psalm 85:10; Psalm 103:11; Psalm 103:13; Psalm 103:17; Psalm 111:5; Psalm 119:63; Psalm 119:74; Psalm 119:79; Psalm 145:19; Psalm 147:11; ׳הַיָּרֵא אֶתדְּֿבַר י Exodus 9:20 he that feared the word of Yahweh (J); the name (of Yahweh) Deuteronomy 28:58; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 3:20; Psalm 61:6; Psalm 86:11; Psalm 102:16; Nehemiah 1:11.

Niph`al₄₅ Imperfect2masculine תִּוָּרֵא Psalm 130:4; Participle נוֺרָא Genesis 28:17 33t.; feminine נוֺרָאָה Isaiah 21:1; plural נוֺרָאוֺת Isaiah 64:2 5t.; נוֺרָאֹת Deuteronomy 10:21; נֹרָאוֺת 2 Samuel 7:23; suffix נוֺרְאוֺתֶיךָ Psalm 145:6; —

1 be fearful, dreadful, e.g. wilderness Deuteronomy 1:19; Deuteronomy 8:15, land Isaiah 21:1, people Isaiah 18:2,7; Habakkuk 1:7, ice (in simile) ׳כְּעֵין הַקֶּרַח הנ Ezekiel 1:22 (strike out ᵐ5 Co).

2 cause astonishment and awe: of Yahweh himself Psalm 47:3; Psalm 68:36; Psalm 76:8; נוֺרָא תְהִלֹּת awe-inspiring in praises Exodus 15:11 (song); עַלאֿלוהּ נוֺרָא הוֺד awe-inspiring majesty (is) upon Eloah Job 37:22; with לְ, to kings of the earth Psalm 76:13; with על of hostile nations Zephaniah 2:11; of ׳יs doings Exodus 34:10 (J) Psalm 66:3; Psalm 66:5; (ה)נוראות wonderful, glorious things, of Messianic king Psalm 45:5; of Yahweh himself Deuteronomy 10:21; 2 Samuel 7:23 = 1 Chronicles 17:21; Isaiah 64:2; Psalm 106:22; Psalm 145:6; ׳נו adverbially in Psalm 65:6; Psalm 139:14 Ges^{§ 118}. 5. b Da^{Synt. § 70}(b); הגדול והנורא ׳יוֺם י the great and awful day of Yahweh Joel 3:4; Malachi 3:23 compare Joel 2:11.

3 inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe:

a. as attribute of God, לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא that thou mightest be revered Psalm 130:4; (ה)גָּדוֺל ו(ה)נוֺרָא (the) great and awful (God) Deuteronomy 7:21; Deuteronomy 10:17; Nehemiah 1:5; Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 9:32; Daniel 9:4; with עַל, above all gods Psalm 96:4 = 1 Chronicles 16:25; above the angels round about him Psalm 89:8.

b. of the name of Yahweh Deuteronomy 28:58; Psalm 99:3; Psalm 111:9; Malachi 1:14.

c. of sacred things: מלאךְ האלהים Judges 13:6; place of theophany Genesis 28:17 (E).

Piel.₅ Perfect3masculine suffix יֵָֽרְאֻנִי 2 Samuel 14:15; Infinitive suffix לְיָָֽרְאֵנִי Nehemiah 6:19; לְיָֽרְאָם2Chronicles 32:18; Participle plural מְיָָֽרְאִים Nehemiah 6:9,14 make afraid, terrify, with accusative