With awe and fear

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With awe and fear

With awe and fear

With great fear.

(“Hence, a Torah scholar who engages in Torah study is obligated to be with awe and fear” – Otzar HaMidrashim (Eisenstein) Akiva, 428; and likewise: “The Holy God, who is incomparable… before Him we serve with awe and fear, and we praise His Name every day continually” – Prayer “Magen Avot” recited on Friday night.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

בְּיִרְאָה וָפַחַד

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּפַחַד גָּדוֹל.

("מִכָּאן לְתַלְמִיד חָכָם שֶׁהוּא עוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁהוּא חַיָּב לִהְיוֹת בְּיִרְאָה וָפַחַד" – אוֹצָר הַמַּדְרָשִׁים (אַיְזֶנְשְׁטֵיְן) עֲקִיבָא, 428, וְכֵן: "הָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ שֶׁאֵין כָּמֹהוּ… לְפָנָיו נַעֲבֹד בְּיִרְאָה וָפַחַד, וְנוֹדֶה לִשְׁמוֹ בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד" – תְּפִלַּת "מָגֵן אָבוֹת" הַנֶּאֱמֶרֶת בְּלֵיל שַׁבָּת)

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