Yirah יִרְאָה

Yirah (Hebrew יִרְאָה, Strong's H3374) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “fear”. It occurs 45 times in 45 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Fear

Verses

Every verse with Yirah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 20:11
  And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.Abraham replied, “I thought to myself, ‘Surely there is no fear of God in this place. They will kill me on account of my wife.’

Exodus

• Exodus 20:20
  And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 2:25
  This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 23:3
  The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 19:9
  And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.He commanded them, saying, “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 5:9
  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?So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our foreign enemies?
• Nehemiah 5:15
  But 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.The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people, but I did not do this because of my fear of God.

Job

• Job 4:6
  Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?Is your reverence not your confidence, and the uprightness of your ways your hope?
• Job 6:14
  To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
• Job 15:4
  Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
• Job 22:4
  Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?Is it for your reverence that He rebukes you and enters into judgment against you?
• Job 28:28
  And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

Psalms

• Psalm 2:11
  Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
• Psalm 5:7
  But 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.But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
• Psalm 19:9
  The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous.
• Psalm 34:11
  Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
• Psalm 55:5
  Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
• Psalm 90:11
  Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
• Psalm 111:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Psalm 119:38
  Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 1:7
  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
• Proverbs 1:29
  For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
• Proverbs 2:5
  Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
• Proverbs 8:13
  The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
• Proverbs 9:10
  The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
• Proverbs 10:27
  The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be cut short.
• Proverbs 14:26
  In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
• Proverbs 14:27
  The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 15:16
  Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
• Proverbs 15:33
  The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 16:6
  By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
• Proverbs 19:23
  The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
• Proverbs 22:4
  By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.The rewards of humility and the fear of the LORD are wealth and honor and life.
• Proverbs 23:17
  Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long.Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 7:25
  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.For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
• Isaiah 11:2
  And 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;The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
• Isaiah 11:3
  And 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:And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,
• Isaiah 29:13
  Wherefore 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:Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
• Isaiah 33:6
  And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
• Isaiah 63:17
  O 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.Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 32:40
  And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 1:18
  As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four.Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around.
• Ezekiel 30:13
  Thus 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.This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.

Jonah

• Jonah 1:10
  Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.
• Jonah 1:16
  Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).