What does יִרְאָה · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
יִרְאָה · יְהֹוָה: Fear of God encompasses both terror and reverent obedience; the foundation of wisdom and righteous living in OT theology
Hebrew · H3374, H3068
יִרְאָה
Fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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יִרְאָה H3374 fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
Pronunciation yirah
Fear of God moves from terror to reverent awe; the foundation of wisdom and obedience in OT theology
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יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does יִרְאָה (yirat YHWH) mean in the Bible?
יִרְאָה · יְהֹוָה: Fear of God encompasses both terror and reverent obedience; the foundation of wisdom and righteous living in OT theology
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3374, H3068?
H3374, H3068 is connected to 6,563 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Fear of God encompasses both terror and reverent obedience; the foundation of wisdom and righteous living in OT theology
Source Gloss
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
Extended definition
Fear of God encompasses both terror and reverent obedience; the foundation of wisdom and righteous living in OT theology
� dreadful, � exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
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Old Testament Witnesses
reverent awe and submission toward God
Word Origins
יִרְאָה is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
This phrase represents the foundational principle of wisdom in Proverbs. Proverbs 10:27
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain