What does יָרֵא · φόβος mean in the Bible?
יָרֵא · φόβος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to fear, revere, hold in awe".
Hebrew · H3373, G5401
יְרֵא
Fearing ; morally, reverent · alarm or fright
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יָרֵא H3373 fearing ; morally, reverent
Pronunciation yārēʾ
Fear of God encompasses both dread and reverent obedience, forming the foundation of OT piety and wisdom
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φόβος G5401 alarm or fright
Pronunciation phóbos
Reverential awe of God distinct from mere terror; encompasses both fear and worshipful respect
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What does יְרֵא (yare) mean in the Bible?
יָרֵא · φόβος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to fear, revere, hold in awe".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3373, G5401?
H3373, G5401 is connected to 54 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to fear, revere, hold in awe
Source Gloss
to fear, revere, hold in awe
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 34
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 7×
Participle active Dan 1:10 · Eccl 8:13 · Gen 32:12 · Judg 7:10 · Prov 14:16 5×
Perfect Deut 25:18 · Jonah 1:9 2×
Word Origins
יְרֵא is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain