# yirah (יִרְאָה)

pronounced: yir-AH


**Awe — reverent fear**

## In Scripture

> Moses said to the people, “Don’t be afraid, for God has come to test you, and that his fear may be before you, that you won’t sin.”
> — Exodus 20:20 (At Sinai the two fears are separated — don't be afraid, but hold His yirah)

> Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, but to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
> — Deuteronomy 10:12 (Yirah listed alongside love, not against it)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/yirah/