Etymology?:
feminine of yārēʾ יָרֵא ‘afraid’
Roots:
ירא
yirʾā n, f
1) fear, terror, fearing
1a) fear, terror
1b) awesome or terrifying thing (object causing fear)
1c) fear (of God), respect, reverence, piety
1d) revered
Mentioned in Genesis 20:11 Exodus 20:20 Deuteronomy 2:25 2 Samuel 23:3 Isaiah 33:6, 11:3, 7:25, 11:2, 63:17 Jeremiah 32:40 Ezekiel 30:13, 1:18 Psalms 5:8, 119:38, 19:10, 90:11, 2:11, 55:6, 34:12, 111:10 Proverbs 1:7, 15:16, 2:5, 23:17, 16:6, 1:29, 9:10, 19:23, 14:26, 8:13, 14:27, 22:4, 15:33, 10:27 Job 28:28, 15:4, 22:4, 6:14 Nehemiah 5:15, 5:9 2 Chronicles 19:9