יראה

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jirˈʔaː/, [jirˈʔaː]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jirˈʔɔ/, [jiʀˈʔɔː]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jiʁˈ(ʔ)a/

Etymology 1

Root
י־ר־א (y-r-ʾ)
5 terms

Noun

יִרְאָה • (yir'á) f (singular construct יִרְאַת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. fear
   • Tanach, Psalms 111:10, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     רֵאשִׁית חׇכְמָה  יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה

     The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.

2. awe

Derived terms

• יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם (yir'át shamáyim)

Etymology 2

Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)
10 terms

Verb

יִרְאֶה • (yir'é)

1. Third-person masculine singular future (prefix conjugation) of רָאָה (ra'á)

References

• “יראה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H3374 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible