ירא

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ירא

  • /jaˈʁe/ Modern Israeli

verb יָרֵא · yaré · לירוא · לִירֹא · יִירָא

  1. construction pa'al to fear, be afraid גַּם כִּי־אֵלֵךְ בְּגֵיא צַלְמָוֶת לֹא־אִירָא רָע כִּי־אַתָּה עִמָּדִי שִׁבְטְךָ וּמִשְׁעַנְתֶּךָ הֵמָּה יְנַחֲמֻנִי׃
  2. construction pa'al to revere, respect, stand in awe (of) יְראוּ אֶת־יְהוָה קְדֹשָׁיו כִּי־אֵין מַחְסוֹר לִירֵאָיו׃

In English

  • fear feel fear about (something)
  • afraid impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ירא},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%90},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}