Strong's Lexicon

H4125

H4125 — מוֹאָבִי מוֹאָבִיָה מוֹאָבִיתּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewMow'abiyadjectiveOccurrences: 16TWOT: 1155a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4125
Word:מוֹאָבִי מוֹאָבִיָה מוֹאָבִיתּ
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:patronymical from H4124
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:16
Transliteration:Mow'abiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mo-aw-bee' (feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'};) adj.
Meaning:1. a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab
KJV Renderings:(woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).

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מ֥וֺאָבִי, מוֺאֲבִיָּה adjective [of a people] Moabitish; — ׳ מ Deut 23:4 + 2 t., מֹאָבִי Ezra 9:1 plural מֹאָבִים Deut 2:11 ׳ מוֺאָב Deut 2:29 feminine singular מוֺאֲבִיָּה Ruth 1:22 + 4 t.; ׳ מֹאֲב Ruth 4:10 מוֺאָבִית 2Chr 24:26 feminine plural מוֺאֲבִיּוֺת 1Kgs 11:1; Neh 13:23 ׳ מֹאֲב Ruth 1:4: — masculine = a Moabite Deut 23:4; Neh 13:1 ׳ הַמ = the Moabite 1Chr 11:46 collective = the Moabites Ezra 9:1, so plural Deut 2:11; Deut 2:29 feminine plural as adjective ׳ נָשִׁים מ Ruth 1:4 as substantive, 1Kgs 11:1 ; Neh 13:23 feminine singular as adjective 2Chr 24:26 especially ׳ רוּת הַמ Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:2; Ruth 2:21; Ruth 4:5; Ruth 4:10 ׳ מ as noun feminine singular Ruth 2:6.


מוֺאל see מול .


[מוֺבָא] see מָבוֺא below בוא.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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