תִּֽירְאִ֖י

𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉

tirei

fear

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).

H3372

Joel 2:21 · Word #2

Lexicon H3372

Lemmaיָרֵא
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤓𐤀
Transliterationyârêʼ
Strong'sH3372
In-contextfear

Morphology HVqj2fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation j — Jussive — Third-person wish or command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3372-24

you (feminine) shall fear

Rootירא (y-r-ʾ)
Core Meaningsfear, awe, reverence, dread
Semantic Rangeto be afraid, to dread, to stand in awe, to revere, to show reverence, to fear harm or judgment
Conceptual Significanceירא is central to biblical theology, expressing both terror before danger and reverent awe toward יהוה. "Fear" of יהוה signifies covenant loyalty, humility, and obedient reverence rather than mere fright.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect (yiqtol) 2nd feminine singular from ירא. The imperfect may express future, habitual, modal, or jussive nuance depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe root ירא conveys fear ranging from dread to reverential awe. The Qal imperfect 2nd feminine singular form is rendered "you (feminine) shall fear," preserving the simple active sense of the Qal stem and explicitly reflecting the feminine singular addressee indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ירא (fear, awe, reverence, dread)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3374-01 beyireat in the fear of
H3372-01 hanora the Fear‑inspiring One
H3372-02 hanoraot the fear-inspiring ones
H3372-03 hayare the fearer
H3372-04 ira I fear (stand in awe)
H3372-05 iraenu I fear him
H3372-06 lero to fear
H3372-07 leyaream to fear them
H3372-08 leyareeni to cause me to fear
H3372-09 leyireah to fear in reverence
H3372-10 leyireey for the fearers-of
H3373-01 lireayv to his fearers
H3373-02 lireeykha for your fearers
H3372-11 meyareim those causing fear
H3372-12 miyireato from his fear-reverence
H3372-13 nira let us stand in awe
H3372-14 nora fear-inspiring (masculine singular)
H3372-15 noraah she is awe-inspiring
H3372-16 noraot awe-inspiring ones
H3372-17 noreoteykha your fear-inspiring acts
H3372-18 sheyireu that they may revere in awe
H3372-19 tieyraum you (plural) shall stand in awe of them
H3372-20 tira you shall revere
H3372-21 tirai you (feminine singular) shall fear in awe
H3372-22 tirau you shall fear
H3372-23 tiraum you (plural) shall stand in awe of them
H3372-25 tireu you (masculine plural) shall stand in awe
H3372-26 tireun you men shall fear in awe
H3372-27 tivare you shall be held in fear
H3372-28 uleyireah and to stand in awe
H4172-01 umoraakhem and the dread of you all
H4172-02 uvemora and in dread
H3372-29 vaira and I feared
H3372-30 vanira and we feared
H3372-31 vatirau and you men feared
H3372-32 vatirei and you feared in awe
H3372-33 vatirena And they (the women) feared in reverent awe
H3372-34 vayira and he feared
H3372-35 vayiraeni and he feared me
H3372-36 vayirau and they feared
H3372-37 vehanora and the Fear‑Inspiring One
H3372-38 venora and fear-inspiring
H3372-39 venoraot and fear-inspiring (feminine plural) things
H3372-40 vetira and she will stand in awe
H3372-41 vetireu and you shall revere
H3372-42 veyare and he feared
H3372-43 veyareta and you shall stand in awe
H3372-44 veyareu and they feared in awe
H3372-45 veyirau and they will stand in awe
H3372-46 veyiraun and they will stand in awe
H3374-02 veyireat and the awe-of
H3372-47 veyireu and they will stand in awe
H3373-03 vire and a fearer-of
H3372-48 yare he feared
H3372-49 yareah she feared
H3372-50 yarenu we have feared in awe
H3372-51 yareta you feared
H3372-52 yareti I have feared
H3372-53 yareu they stood in awe
H3372-55 yeratem you (masculine plural) feared in reverent awe
H3373-04 yere fearful one (masc. sg.)
H3373-05 yereayv his fearers
H3373-06 yereeykha your fearers
H3372-56 yereim revering ones
H3372-57 yeretem you men stood in awe
H3372-58 yereuhu they feared him
H3372-59 yereukha they have feared you
H3372-60 yereuni they will stand in awe of me
H3372-61 yero he stands in awe
H3372-62 yeru you men shall stand in awe
H3372-63 yira he will fear
H3372-64 yiraakha he will stand in awe of you (masculine singular)
H3372-65 yirau they will fear
H3372-66 yiraukha may they fear you
H3374-03 yireah reverent fear
H3374-04 yireat reverent-fear-of
H3373-07 yireey fearers of
H3376-01 yireiyayh Yah-Fearer
H3372-67 yr he fears

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