Strong's H3374 · Hebrew
יִרְאָה
yirʼâh · /yir-aw'/
Definition
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
KJV: [idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Root / derivation: feminine of H3373 (יָרֵא);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered יִרְאָה across 43 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
43 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
2 Chronicles1 verse
Nehemiah2 verses
Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
Nehemiah 5:15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
Job5 verses
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job 6:14To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. is afflicted: Heb. melteth
Job 15:4Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. castest: Heb. makest void prayer: or, speech
Job 22:4Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Job 28:28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms8 verses
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 5:7But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. thy holy: Heb. the temple of thy holiness
Psalms 19:9The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. true: Heb. truth
Psalms 34:11Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Psalms 55:5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered
Psalms 90:11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. a good: or, good success his commandments: Heb. them
Psalms 119:38Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Proverbs14 verses
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. the beginning: or, the principal part
Proverbs 1:29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Proverbs 2:5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 9:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Proverbs 10:27The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. prolongeth: Heb. addeth
Proverbs 14:26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.
Proverbs 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 22:4By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. By: or, The reward of humility, etc
Proverbs 23:17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Isaiah6 verses
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
Isaiah 11:3And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: quick: Heb. scent or, smell
Isaiah 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Isaiah 33:6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. salvation: Heb. salvations
Isaiah 63:17O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.
Ezekiel2 verses
As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. and their rings: or, and their strakes
Ezekiel 30:13Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H3374 (yirʼâh) mean?
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
How many times does H3374 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H3374 (יִרְאָה) appears in 43 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “fear.”
How is yirʼâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H3374 is rendered as “fear” (41×), “dreadful” (1×), “Fearfulness” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word יִרְאָה come from?
feminine of H3373 (יָרֵא);