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# fear

«fear» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the feeling you have when you think something bad or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fear, fears); verb (fear, fears, feared, fearing); adjectives fearful, fearless

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fear is the feeling you have when you think something bad or dangerous might happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#m1)

2) A fear is a particular thing that frightens you: a fear of spiders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#m2)

3) To fear something means to be afraid of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#m3)

4) To fear can mean to worry that something bad is true: I fear we are late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often means awe and reverence toward God, not only being afraid. "Fear not" is a call for courage. Interpretation: "Fear of God" is a basic idea in Judaism: respect for God that leads people to keep the commandments. Tradition also says it means being honest when no one is watching. In the primary lessons: In lessons about feelings, fear is normal and useful: it warns us of danger and makes the heart beat fast and the body ready to run or fight. Being brave means doing the right thing even when you feel fear; talking about fears helps make them smaller. In stories fear builds tension and suspense. Phrases: fear of the dark, in fear, for fear of, face your fears, no fear (informal: no way), shaking with fear.

### examples

- Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. (Torah LEV.25.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x1)
- And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously. (Torah DEU.17.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x2)
- And Joseph said unto them: 'Fear not; for am I in the place of God? (Torah GEN.50.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x3)
- And Samuel feared to tell Eli the vision. (Prophets 1SA.3.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x4)
- Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed. (Prophets ISA.54.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x5)
- The lion hath roared, who will not fear? (Prophets AMO.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x6)
- Many children have a fear of the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x7)
- She was shaking with fear during the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x8)
- Fear makes your heart beat faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x9)
- Facing your fears can make you stronger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x10)
- The rabbit froze in fear when it saw the fox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x11)
- He didn't climb the tree for fear of falling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x12)
- Tell someone you trust about your fears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x13)
- Firefighters run into burning buildings without fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x14)
- Every heart was full of fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/#x15)

### note

Noun forms: fear (uncountable feeling), fears (particular things). Adjectives: fearful (full of fear), fearless (without fear). In everyday speech people more often say «be afraid of» or «be scared of» than «fear». A fear of something does not mean it is truly dangerous, and something dangerous can feel safe.

### In the corpora

- [And Joseph said unto them the third day. 'This do, and live; for I fear God:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1379/)
- [And Joseph said unto them: 'Fear not; for am I in the place of God?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1655/)
- [But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.18/)
- [And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He made them houses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.22/)
- [He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.255/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fear» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fear/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.