{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H3372",
  "lemma": "יָרֵא",
  "transliteration": "yârêʼ",
  "definition": "to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten",
  "kjv": "affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had…",
  "occurrences": 329,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "יָרֵא vb. fear",
    "Qal",
    "1. fear, be afraid",
    "2. stand in awe of",
    "3. fear, reverence, honour",
    "Niph.",
    "1. be fearful, dreadful",
    "2. cause astonishment and awe",
    "3. inspire reverence, godly fear, and awe",
    "Piel. make afraid, terrify"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 3:10",
      "text": "The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/3?v=10"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 15:1",
      "text": "After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 18:15",
      "text": "Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=15"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 19:30",
      "text": "Lot went up out of Zoar, and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he was afraid to live in Zoar…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=30"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 20:8",
      "text": "Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 21:17",
      "text": "God heard the voice of the boy. The angel of God called to Hagar out of the sky, and said to her, “What troubles you…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 26:7",
      "text": "The men of the place asked him about his wife. He said, “She is my sister,” for he was afraid to say, “My wife”, lest…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 26:24",
      "text": "The LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=24"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 28:17",
      "text": "He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/28?v=17"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 31:31",
      "text": "Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/31?v=31"
    }
  ],
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