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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.
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.
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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