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Lexicon :: Strong's H4172 - môrā'

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מוֹרָא
Transliteration
môrā'
Pronunciation
mo-raw'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 907c,907d

Strong’s Definitions

מוֹרָא môwrâʼ, mo-raw'; or מֹרָא môrâʼ; or מוֹרָה môwrâhxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372; fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed:—dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H4172 in the following manner: fear (8x), terror (3x), dread (1x), terribleness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H4172 in the following manner: fear (8x), terror (3x), dread (1x), terribleness (1x).

  1. fear, reverence, terror

    1. fear, terror

    2. reverence

    3. object of reverence

    4. awe-inspiring spectacle or deed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מוֹרָא môwrâʼ, mo-raw'; or מֹרָא môrâʼ; or מוֹרָה môwrâhxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372; fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed:—dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.
STRONGS H4172: Abbreviations
מוֺרָא noun masculineDeuteronomy 4:34 fear, מ׳ Malachi 2:5 3 times; מֹרָא Deuteronomy 26:8; suffixes מוֺרָאִי Malachi 1:6; מוֺרָאוֺ Isaiah 8:12; מוֺרַאֲכֶם Isaiah 8:13 2 times; plural מוֺרָאִים Deuteronomy 4:34; —
1. fear, terror, || חַת Genesis 9:2 (P); || מַּחַד Deuteronomy 11:25.
2. reverence: אַיֵּה מוֺרָאִי where is the reverence due to me Malachi 1:6.
3. object of reverence, especially God Isaiah 8:12,13; Psalm 76:12; || בְּרִית Malachi 2:5.
4. awe-inspiring spectacle or deed (ה)גּדול(יםׅ (ה)מ׳ Deuteronomy 4:34; Deuteronomy 26:8; Deuteronomy 34:12; Jeremiah 32:21.

מוֺרָה noun [masculine] שִׁיתָה מוֺרָה לָהֶם Psalm 9:21, probably appoint (Hosea 6:11) terror (i.e. some awe-inspiring exhibition of power) for them Thes SS RV Ew De Hu Pe Che after Masora, Targum Aq Jerome (מוֺרָה a variation of or probably error for מוֺרָא); possibly set them a teacher, master Bae after Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Syriac Version מוֺרֶה, νομοθέτην; neither altogether satisfactory.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:2

Deuteronomy

4:34; 4:34; 4:34; 11:25; 26:8; 26:8; 34:12

Psalms

76:12

Isaiah

8:12; 8:12; 8:13; 8:13

Jeremiah

32:21

Hosea

6:11

Malachi

1:6; 1:6; 2:5; 2:5

H4172

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4172 matches the Hebrew מוֹרָא (môrā'),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:2 - All the animals of the earth, all the birds of the sky, all the small animals that scurry along the ground, and all the fish in the sea will look on you with fear and terror. I have placed them in your power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:25 - No one will be able to stand against you, for the LORD your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:8 - So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and powerful arm, with overwhelming terror, and with miraculous signs and wonders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 34:12 - With mighty power, Moses performed terrifying acts in the sight of all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 9:20 - Make them tremble in fear, O LORD.
Let the nations know they are merely human.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 76:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 76:11 - Make vows to the LORD your God, and keep them.
Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:12 - “Don’t call everything a conspiracy, like they do,
and don’t live in dread of what frightens them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:13 - Make the LORD of Heaven’s Armies holy in your life.
He is the one you should fear.
He is the one who should make you tremble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:21 - “You brought Israel out of Egypt with mighty signs and wonders, with a strong hand and powerful arm, and with overwhelming terror.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:6 - The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says to the priests: “A son honors his father, and a servant respects his master. If I am your father and master, where are the honor and respect I deserve? You have shown contempt for my name!
“But you ask, ‘How have we ever shown contempt for your name?’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:5 - “The purpose of my covenant with the Levites was to bring life and peace, and that is what I gave them. This required reverence from them, and they greatly revered me and stood in awe of my name.
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