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Psalms 55:6

“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יִרְאָהyirʼâh · yir-aw'
H3374 · Hebrew
Definition
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
Derivation
feminine of H3373 (יָרֵא);
KJV renderings
[idiom] dreadful, [idiom] exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
Grammar
  • יִרְאָ֣ה — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HNcfsa
Usage
Occurs 42 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 20:11Exodus 20:20Deuteronomy 2:252 Samuel 23:32 Chronicles 19:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יִרְאָה here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.