יְרָ֥א
𐤉𐤓𐤀
yera
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
Proverbs 3:7 · Word #5
Lexicon H3372
| Lemma | יָרֵא |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤀 |
| Transliteration | yârêʼ |
| Strong's | H3372 |
| In-context | fear |
Morphology HVqv2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3372-54
he will be broken with fear
| Root | ירע (y-r-ʿ) |
| Core Meanings | breaking apart, shattering, violent disturbance, trembling fear |
| Semantic Range | to be broken up, to be shattered, to be distressed, to tremble, to fear intensely, to be grievously troubled |
| Conceptual Significance | This root portrays fear not merely as emotion but as an inner breaking or shattering. It conveys the biblical understanding that overwhelming dread—whether before judgment, disaster, or divine majesty—can fracture a person inwardly, linking physical imagery of breaking with profound emotional upheaval. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb from the root ירע in the Qal stem; imperfect (yiqtol) or jussive 3rd masculine singular forms are attested (HVqi3ms / HVqj3ms). The form denotes simple active voice, with either indicative future nuance ("he will…") or jussive nuance ("let him…"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular form expresses a future or incomplete action concerning "he." Rendering it "he will be broken with fear" preserves the root sense of being broken or shattered while reflecting the figurative development into fear, thus maintaining both the concrete root imagery and the grammatical person, number, and gender. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ירע (breaking apart, shattering, violent disturbance, trembling fear)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3407-01 |
bayeriah | on the hanging-cloth |
H3407-02 |
hayeriah | the quivering curtain |
H3407-03 |
hayeriot | the trembling hangings |
H3407-04 |
yeriot | quivering hangings |
H3407-05 |
yeriotay | my hanging-curtains |
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 |