# H3372 יָרֵא

יָרֵא (yârêʼ), Strong’s H3372: to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten KJV: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had…. Occurs 329 times.

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*yârêʼ* — to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten

KJV: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had…

Occurs 329 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- 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

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 3:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/3?v=10) — The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; so I hid myself.”
- [Genesis 15:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/15?v=1) — After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your…
- [Genesis 18:15](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/18?v=15) — Then Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
- [Genesis 19:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/19?v=30) — 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…
- [Genesis 20:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/20?v=8) — Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were…
- [Genesis 21:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/21?v=17) — 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…
- [Genesis 26:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=7) — 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…
- [Genesis 26:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/26?v=24) — 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…
- [Genesis 28:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/28?v=17) — He was afraid, and said, “How awesome this place is! This is none other than God’s house, and this is the gate of…
- [Genesis 31:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/31?v=31) — Jacob answered Laban, “Because I was afraid, for I said, ‘Lest you should take your daughters from me by force.’