Strong H3374יִרְאָה

fear

Transliteration: yir'âh
Pronunciation: yir-aw'
Morphology: Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Feminine of H3373; fear (also used as infinitive); morally reverence: - X {dreadful} X {exceedingly} fear (-fulness).

Detailed definition

1) fear, terror, fearing
1a) fear, terror
1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)
1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety
1d) revered

In the Bible

Strong H3374 appears in 45 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

fear41
exceedingly2
be1
fearfulness1

First verses

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
Job 4:6
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Job 6:14
To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 15:4
Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.
Job 22:4
Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment?
Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
Psalms 2:11
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 19:9
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Psalms 34:11
Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
Psalms 55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 90:11
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 119:38
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.