Strong's Lexicon

H4753

H4753 — מוֹר מוֹר

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

Hebrewmorenoun mascOccurrences: 12TWOT: 1248b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4753
Word:מוֹר מוֹר
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H4843
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:12
Transliteration:more
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mor (or mowr {more}) n-m.
Meaning:1. myrrh (as distilling in drops, and also as bitter)
KJV Renderings:myrrh.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4832

מֹר, מוֺר noun masculine Song 5:5 myrrh (from bitter taste; Assyrian murru MeissnSuppl. 60; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3093]; compare LagBN 40); — absolute מֹר Ps 45:9 + 5 t., מוֺר Song 4:6 + 3 t. Cant; construct מָרֿ Exod 30:23 suffix מוֺרִי Song 5:1 — myrrh (late), an Arabian gum, exuding from the bark of a tree, Balsamodendron Myrrha (see SigismundAromata 12 f. RiHWB under the word): — as flowing, i.e. fine, choice (carefully prepared by pressing and mixing, compare Di Exod 30:23 RiHWB): מָרדְּֿרוֺר Exod 30:23 (see I. דְּרוֺר ), ingredient of sacred oil; מוֺר עֹבֵר Song 5:5; Song 5:13 (as perfume); compare (as perfume) Song 1:13; Song 4:14; Song 5:1; Song 5:5 הַרהַֿמּוֺר Song 4:6, i.e. where it is gathered; as perfume also Ps 45:9; Prov 7:17, as incense מְקֻטֶּרֶת מֹר וּלְבֹנָה Song 3:6 שֶׁמֶן הַמּוֺר as unguent Esth 2:12.


Other Resources

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

↑ Top