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מוֹרָא H4172

H4172 is the Hebrew word מוֹרָא, transliterated môwrâʼ and said mo-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it fear.

Word: מוֹרָאTransliteration: môwrâʼSaid: mo-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed.

Where it comes from

or מֹרָא; or מוֹרָהxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372 (יָרֵא).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fear 5×fear of you 1×terrors 1×you and the dread 1×terribleness 1×terror 1×where is my fear 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.

Verses using מוֹרָא

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:2 · KJV

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

Deuteronomy 4:34 · KJV

Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

Deuteronomy 11:25 · KJV

There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

Deuteronomy 26:8 · KJV

And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

Deuteronomy 34:12 · KJV

And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.

Psalm 9:20 · KJV

Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.

Isaiah 8:12 · KJV

Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.

Isaiah 8:13 · KJV

Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

Malachi 1:6 · KJV

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

Malachi 2:5 · KJV

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4172 mean?

H4172 is the Hebrew word מוֹרָא (môwrâʼ), meaning fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed.

How is H4172 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fear (5 times), fear of you (1 time), terrors (1 time), you and the dread (1 time), terribleness (1 time), among others.

How many times does H4172 appear in the Bible?

מוֹרָא (môwrâʼ) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4172 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or מֹרָא; or מוֹרָהxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372 (יָרֵא).

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