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יָרָא

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb80 occurrences21 books72 verses

Definition

or (2 Chronicles 26:15) יָרָא; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
Traditional renderings: ( ) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

80 total
  1. Genesis 31:51יָרִ֖יתִי · I have set up
    Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.
  2. Genesis 46:28לְהוֹרֹ֥ת · to get directions
    Now Jacob had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When Jacob’s family arrived in the land of Goshen,
  3. Exodus 4:12וְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָ · and I will teach you
    Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
  4. Exodus 4:15וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י · and I will teach
    You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.
  5. Exodus 15:4יָרָ֣ה · He has cast
    Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea.
  6. Exodus 15:25וַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּ · showed him
    And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
  7. Exodus 19:13יָרֹ֣ה · shot; יִיָּרֶ֔ה · with arrows
    No hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows—whether man or beast, he must not live.’ Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.”
  8. Exodus 24:12לְהוֹרֹתָֽם׃ · for their instruction
    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.”
  9. Exodus 35:34וּלְהוֹרֹ֖ת · the ability to teach others
    And the LORD has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others.
  10. Leviticus 10:11וּלְהוֹרֹ֖ת · so that you may teach
    …so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
  11. Leviticus 14:57לְהוֹרֹ֕ת · to determine
    …to determine when something is clean or unclean. This is the law regarding skin diseases and mildew.”
  12. Numbers 21:30וַנִּירָ֛ם · But we have overthrown them
    But we have overthrown them; Heshbon is destroyed as far as Dibon. We demolished them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.”
  13. Deuteronomy 17:10יוֹרֽוּךָ׃ · they instruct you
    You must abide by the verdict they give you at the place the LORD will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you,
  14. Deuteronomy 17:11יוֹר֗וּךָ · they give
    …according to the terms of law they give and the verdict they proclaim. Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from the decision they declare to you.
  15. Deuteronomy 24:8יוֹר֨וּ · instruct
    In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
  16. Deuteronomy 33:10יוֹר֤וּ · He will teach
    He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
  17. Joshua 18:6וְיָרִ֨יתִי · I will cast
    When you have mapped out the seven portions of land and brought it to me, I will cast lots for you here in the presence of the LORD our God.
  18. Judges 13:8וְיוֹרֵ֕נוּ · to teach us
    Then Manoah prayed to the LORD, “Please, O Lord, let the man of God You sent us come to us again to teach us how to raise the boy who is to be born.”
  19. 1 Samuel 12:23וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י · And I will continue to teach
    As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.
  20. 1 Samuel 20:20אוֹרֶ֑ה · will shoot
    I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
  21. 1 Samuel 20:36מוֹרֶ֑ה · shoot; יָרָ֥ה · shot
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
  22. 1 Samuel 20:37יָרָ֖ה · had fallen
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
  23. 1 Samuel 31:3הַמּוֹרִ֖ים · the archers; מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
  24. 2 Samuel 11:20יֹר֖וּ · they would shoot
    …if the king’s anger flares, he may ask you, ‘Why did you get so close to the city to fight? Did you not realize they would shoot from atop the wall?
  25. 2 Samuel 11:24וַיֹּרְאוּ · Then the archers; הַמּוֹרְאִים · shot
    Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
  26. 1 Kings 8:36תוֹרֵ֛ם · You may teach them
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
  27. 2 Kings 12:2הוֹרָ֔הוּ · he was instructed
    And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest.
  28. 2 Kings 13:17יְרֵה֙ · Shoot; וַיּ֔וֹר · So he shot
    “Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”
  29. 2 Kings 17:27וְיֹרֵ֕ם · and teach
    Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”
  30. 2 Kings 17:28מוֹרֶ֣ה · and he began to teach
    Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
  31. 2 Kings 19:32יוֹרֶ֥ה · or shoot
    So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
  32. 1 Chronicles 10:3הַמּוֹרִ֣ים · the archers; הַיּוֹרִֽים׃
    When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
  33. 2 Chronicles 6:27תוֹרֵ֛ם · You may teach them
    …then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
  34. 2 Chronicles 15:3מוֹרֶ֖ה · to instruct them
    For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
  35. 2 Chronicles 26:15לִירוֹא֙ · to shoot
    And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.
  36. 2 Chronicles 35:23וַיֹּרוּ֙ · There the archers; הַיֹּרִ֔ים · shot
    There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
  37. Job 6:24ה֭וֹרוּנִי · Teach me
    Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
  38. Job 8:10י֭וֹרוּךָ · teach you
    Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
  39. Job 12:7וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ · and they will instruct you
    But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
  40. Job 12:8וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ · and it will teach you
    Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
  41. Job 27:11אוֹרֶ֣ה · I will instruct
    I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
  42. Job 30:19הֹרָ֥נִי · He throws me
    He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
  43. Job 34:32הֹרֵ֑נִי · Teach me
    Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do it again.’