נוֹרָ֤א

𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀

nora

terrible

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)

H3372

Zephaniah 2:11 · Word #1

Lexicon H3372

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

Morphology HVNrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3372-14

fear-inspiring (masculine singular)

Morphological NotesNiphal participle, masculine singular absolute, from the root ירא (y-r-ʾ). The Niphal stem conveys a passive or stative nuance: "to be feared" or "to inspire fear." Functions adjectivally.
Rendering Rationaleנוֹרָא is the Niphal participle masculine singular absolute of ירא, expressing a passive or stative sense: "one being feared" or "that which inspires fear." "Fear-inspiring" preserves the root idea of fear/awe while reflecting the masculine singular adjectival form used of a single (typically masculine) subject.

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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

נוֹרָ֤א (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).

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Word Meaning Language
tina afraid, be in fear of Bemba