Mohar מֹ֫הַר

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Mohar
מֹ֫הַר
Transliterationmohar
Strong's numberH4119
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glossbrideprice
Occurrences3 in 3 verses
Most frequent inGenesis (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

KJVdowry (3)
BSBdowry (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

Exodus

1 Samuel

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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