Moreh מוֹרֶה
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| מוֹרֶה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | moreh |
| Strong's number | H4176 (H4176G, H4176H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Moreh |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Genesis (1) |
Moreh (Hebrew מוֹרֶה, Strong's H4176) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Moreh”. It occurs 3 times.
Definition
H4176G: Moreh
§ Moreh = "teacher"
the oak tree at Shechem where Abram stopped when he first entered Canaan; close to the mountains of Ebal and Gerizim
the oak tree at Shechem where Abram stopped when he first entered Canaan; close to the mountains of Ebal and Gerizim
H4176H: Moreh
§ Moreh = "teacher"
the hill in the valley of Jezreel at which the Midianites were camped when Gideon attacked them
the hill in the valley of Jezreel at which the Midianites were camped when Gideon attacked them
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | moreh (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | moreh (3) |
Verses
Every verse with Moreh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 12:6And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 11:30Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?
Judges
- Judges 7:1Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.Early in the morning Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) and all the men with him camped beside the spring of Harod. And the camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh.
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).