Mohar מֹ֫הַר
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| מֹ֫הַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mohar |
| Strong's number | H4119 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | brideprice |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Mohar (Hebrew מֹ֫הַר, Strong's H4119) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “brideprice”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
purchase price for wife, wedding money
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dowry (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dowry (1), bridal price (1), other dowry (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mohar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 34:12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”
Exodus
- Exodus 22:17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 18:25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).