יָרְא֖וּ
𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅
yareu
they were afraid
a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
tina "afraid, be in fear of" (Bemba)Jeremiah 41:18 · Word #4
Lexicon H3372
| Lemma | יָרֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤀 |
| Transliteration | yârêʼ |
| Strong's | H3372 |
| In-context | they were afraid |
Morphology HVqp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H3372-54
they stood in awe
| Morphological Notes | Verb in Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 3rd person common plural. Qal expresses the simple or stative sense: "they feared" or "they were in awe." Some listed forms reflect orthographic variation; one related form in the data corresponds to a different root (רעע) in Hiphil, but the primary lexeme here is ירא (H3372). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal perfect 3rd common plural form denotes a completed action performed by a plural subject: "they." The rendering "stood in awe" preserves the core sense of ירא as both fear and reverent awe, reflecting the root’s moral and relational dimension rather than mere terror. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ירא (fear, awe, reverence, dread)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3374-01 |
beyireah | with fear |
H3374-02 |
beyireat | in the fear of |
H3374-03 |
beyireatekha | in your reverent fear |
Word Usage (329 occurrences of H3372)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:10 | וָ/אִירָ֛א | vaira | and I was afraid |
| Genesis 15:1 | תִּירָ֣א | tira | fear |
| Genesis 18:15 | יָרֵ֑אָה | yareah | she was afraid |
Bantu Hebrew
יָרְא֖וּ (yârêʼ) — a primitive root; to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten; affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), [idiom] see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
| Word | Meaning | Language |
|---|---|---|
| tina | afraid, be in fear of | Bemba |