יִרְאָה

n.f. fear;—יר׳ Ez 30:13 + 6 times; cstr. יִרְאַת Gn 20:11 + 27 times; sf. יִרְאָתִי Je 32:40; יִרְאָתוֹ Ex 20:20; יִרְאָֽתְךָ Jb 4:6 + 3 times; יִרְאָתֶ֑ךָ ψ 5:8 + 2 times;— fear, terror Is 7:25 Ez 30:13; י׳ גְדוֹלָה great fear Jon 1:10, 16; ‖ פַּחַד Dt 2:25; ‖ רעד(ה) ψ 2:11; 55:6. a terror = obj. of terror, ‖ גֹּבַהּ Ez 1:18 (del. Co). fear of God, reverence, piety יִרְאַת אֱלֹהִים Gn 20:11 (E), 2 S 23:3 Ne 5:15; יר׳ שַׁדַּי Jb 6:14; יר׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ Ne 5:9; יר׳ יהוה 2 Ch 19:9 Is 11:3; 33:6 ψ 34:12 Pr 10:27; 14:26, 27; 15:16; 19:23; 22:4; 23:17; ‖ the knowledge (of God) Pr 1:29; 2:5 Is 11:2; is the beginning of wisdom ψ 111:10 Pr 9:10, and knowledge 1:7; the instruction of wisdom 15:33, is to hate evil 8:13, and it involves departing from evil 16:6; י׳ אֲדֹנָי is wisdom Jb 28:28; יִרְאָה is defined by context 15:4; with sfs. these are usually obj., fear of him Ex 20:20 (E), of thee ψ 5:8; 90:11; 119:38 Is 63:17, of me Je 32:40, but subj., thy fear (i.e. thy religion) Jb 4:6; 22:4. יִרְאַת יהוֹה ψ 19:10 the fear of י׳ = the law as revered.