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]

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.
awe

Derived terms

יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם (yir'át shamáyim)

Etymology 2

Root
ר־א־ה (r-ʾ-h)
11 terms

Verb

יִרְאֶה • (yir'é)

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