מוֹרָא

mo.ra · fear

Hebrew · Strong's H4172 · Noun · Sounds like: mo-raw' · 12 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • fear H4172A 11
  • fear H4172B · a Spelling of 1

Strong's dictionary

or מֹרָא; or מוֹרָהxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from יָרֵא; fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed; dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מוֹרָא n.m. fear
1. fear, terror
2. reverence
3. object of reverence, esp. God
4. awe-inspiring spectacle or deed
Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
מוֹרָה n.[m.] ψ 9:21, prob. appoint terror (i.e. some awe-inspiring exhibition of power) for them

Every occurrence

  1. Malachi 1:6 מוֹרָאִ֜י mo.ra.'I · A person, place or thing: linked to the next word

    A son honoreth his father, and a servant his master: if then I am a father, where is mine honor? and if I am a master, where is my fear? saith Jehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?

  2. Malachi 2:5 מוֹרָ֖א mo.Ra' · A person, place or thing

    My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him that he might fear; and he feared me, and stood in awe of my name.

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