Strong's Lexicon

H4131

H4131 — מוֹט

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

HebrewmowtverbOccurrences: 39TWOT: 1158

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4131
Word:מוֹט
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:39
Transliteration:mowt
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mote
Meaning:1. to waver 2. (by implication) , to slip, shake, fall
KJV Renderings:be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.

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BDB4542

[מוֺט] verb totter, shake, slip (usually in poetry) (Late Hebrew id., derived species; Aramaic [untranscribed source text 2917], מוּט; Arabic [untranscribed source text 2918] (medial י) remove, retire; deviate from right course; repel, push, thrust; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2919] turn; Assyrian ma‰û is dwindle, diminish, grow weak DlHWB 405; > denominative from מוט pole, bar DlProl.184 GerberVerb. denominative 195 f., compare Buhl); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular מָ֫טָה Ps 60:4 + 2 t.; 3 plural מָ֫טוּ Ps 46:7 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תָּמוּט Deut 32:35; Isa 54:10 3 feminine plural תְּמוּטֶינָה Isa 54:10 Infinitive construct מוֺט Ps 38:17; Ps 46:3 absolute id. Isa 24:19 Participle מָט Isa 25:26 plural מָטִים Prov 24:11 — totter, slip, subject רֶגֶל (figurative of insecurity) Deut 32:35; Ps 38:17; Ps 94:18: compare (without רֶגֶל) Prov 24:11 לַהֶרֶד ׳ מ; לִפְנֵירָֿשָׁע ׳ מ Prov 25:26 shake, intransitive, subject יָד Lev 25:35 ( H ; of feebleness); subject גְּבָעוֺת Isa 54:10 (|| מוּשׁ); הָרִים בְלֵב יַמִּים ׳ מ Ps 46:3 (|| הֵמִיר, compare מור) (both symbolic of extreme insecurity); compare subject בְּרִית Isa 54:10 subject מַמְלָכוֺת Ps 46:7 subject אֶרֶץ (= land) Ps 60:4 compare Isa 24:19 (see below Hithpa`el)
Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נָמ֫וֺטוּ Ps 17:5 Imperfect יִמּוֺט Ps 15:5 + 8 t., etc.; — all in poetry, mostly with negative (בַּל 13 t.; לֹא 6 t.), be shaken, moved, overthrown, of idols Isa 40:20; Isa 41:7 of scales of crocodile Job 41:15 of תֵּבֵל 1Chr 16:30 = Ps 93:1 ; Ps 96:10 of אֶרֶץ Ps 104:5 of הַרצִֿיּוֺן Ps 125:1, compare Ps 46:6 figurative of general disorder (no negative), subject מוֺסְדֵי אֶרֶץ Ps 82:5 often of righteous, as secure, Ps 10:6; Ps 15:5; Ps 16:8 ; Ps 21:8; Ps 30:7; Ps 62:3; Ps 62:7; Ps 112:6; Prov 10:30; Prov 12:3 (subject צַדִּיקִים שֹׁרֶשׁ); compare (without negative) Ps 13:5; Ps 140:11 Qr (so apparently ᵐ5 AV RV ; but meaning of Niph`al not suitable; Kt Hiph`il q. v.); figurative of steadfast obedience (subject פְּעָמַי) Ps 17:5.
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine plural יָמִ֫יטוּ Ps 55:4; Ps 140:11 Kt ( Qr Niph`al); — dislodge, let fall, drop יָמִיטוּ עָלַי אָ֫וֶן Ps 55:4 compare גֶּחָלִים וימיטו עֲלֵיהֶם Ps 140:11 Kt , and may they drop coals upon them, De and others; < read יַמְטִיר (Hup Gr Bae Dr), which Bi Che insert.
Hithpo`el Perfect 3 feminine singular הִתְמוֺטְטָה מוֺט Isa 24:19 be greatly shaken (subject אֶדֶץ in judgment of' ׳ י; || רעע, פרר, Hithpa`el)


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מוט (ht)

Leviticus 25:35

KJV: And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.fallen…: Heb. his hand failethrelieve: Heb. strengthen
EHCC: and fallen in decay with thee; (marg. his

Psalms 46:6

KJV: The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
EHCC: (7).the kingdoms were moved:

Psalms 60:2

KJV: Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
EHCC: (4), the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.

Psalms 94:18

KJV: When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
EHCC: When I said, My foot slippeth ;

Psalms 38:16

KJV: For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
EHCC: (17).when my foot slippeth,

Deuteronomy 82:35

EHCC: their foot shall slide

Isaiah 54:10

KJV: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
EHCC: the hills be removed ;

Proverbs 24:11

KJV: If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
EHCC: and those that are ready to be slain;

Proverbs 25:26

KJV: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
EHCC: A righteous man falling down

Psalms 17:5

KJV: Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.slip…: Heb. be not moved
EHCC: (that) my footsteps slip not. (marg. be

Job 41:15

KJV: His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields
EHCC: cannot be mi .

Job 13:4

KJV: But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
EHCC: (5).trouble me rejoice when I am moored.

Job 15:5

KJV: For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.uttereth: Heb. teacheth
EHCC: doeth these (things) shall never be moved. |

Job 16:6

KJV: Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?what…: Heb. what goeth from me?
EHCC: 7 shall not be moved. |

Job 30:6

KJV: To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.caves: Heb. holes
EHCC: 7( .1 said, J shall never be moved.

Job 46:5

EHCC: (6). she shall not be moved:

Job 82:5

EHCC: foundations of the earth are out of cours,

Job 96:10

EHCC: established that it shall not be moved:

Job 104:5

EHCC: (that) it should not be removed

Job 112:6

EHCC: Ae shall not be moved for ever:

Job 125:1

EHCC: 88 mount Zion, (which) eaanot be rewred,

Job 140:10

EHCC: (11). Let burning coal fll upon then:

Proverbs 10:30

KJV: The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
EHCC: The righteous shail never be removed:

Proverbs 12:3

KJV: A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
EHCC: root of the righteous shail not be mored.

Isaiah 40:20

KJV: He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.is so…: Heb. is poor of oblation
EHCC: a graven image. (that) shall not be sored.

Isaiah 41:7

KJV: So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.goldsmith: or, founderhim…: or, the smitingsaying…: or, saying of the soder, It is good
EHCC: (that) it she not be mored.

Psalms 55:3

KJV: Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
EHCC: (4).they cast iniquity upon me,

Isaiah 24:19

KJV: The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
EHCC: the earth is moved exceedingly.
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