What does לֹא · יָרֵא mean in the Bible?
לֹא · יָרֵא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
Hebrew · H3808, H3372
וְלֹא יָרֵא
Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles · to fear ; morally to revere ; causatively to frighten
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לֹא H3808 not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
יָרֵא H3372 to fear ; morally to revere ; causatively to frighten
Pronunciation yare
Fear and reverence converge: respect rooted in awe of God's power, not mere terror.
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What does וְלֹא יָרֵא (ve-lo yare) mean in the Bible?
לֹא · יָרֵא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3808, H3372?
H3808, H3372 is connected to 5,520 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Strong's H3808, H3372
Lexical occurrences 5,520 verses Source Gloss
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no ; often used with other particles
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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