What does מוֹרָא mean in the Bible?
מוֹרָא is a Hebrew word meaning "fear ; by implication, a fearful thing or deed".
Hebrew · H4172
מוֹרָא
Fear ; by implication, a fearful thing or deed
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מוֹרָא H4172
What does מוֹרָא mean in the Bible?
מוֹרָא is a Hebrew word meaning "fear ; by implication, a fearful thing or deed".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4172?
The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include terror (3), and dread (1), awesome deeds (1), is your fear of Me (1), it called for reverence (1).
Where does מוֹרָא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 9:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), Isaiah (2), Malachi (2), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It terror 3× Deuteronomy 26:8, Psalms 9:20, Jeremiah 32:21
and dread 1× Deuteronomy 11:25
awesome deeds 1× Deuteronomy 34:12
is your fear of Me 1× Malachi 1:6
it called for reverence 1× Malachi 2:5
should be feared 1× Isaiah 8:13
terrors 1× Deuteronomy 4:34
The fear 1× Genesis 9:2
to Him who is to be feared 1× Psalms 76:11
what they fear 1× Isaiah 8:12
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Genesis 9:2 וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם to The fear Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 4:34 וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖ים to terrors Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 11:25 וּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜ם to and dread Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Deuteronomy 26:8 וּבְמֹרָ֖א to terror Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 34:12 הַמּוֹרָ֣א to awesome deeds Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 9:20 מוֹרָ֗ה to terror Noun - masculine singular Psalms 76:11 לַמּוֹרָֽא׃ to to Him who is to be feared Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 8:12 מוֹרָא֥וֹ to what they fear Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 8:13 מוֹרַאֲכֶ֖ם to should be feared Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Jeremiah 32:21 וּבְמוֹרָ֖א to terror Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 9:2
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 6
Genesis 1 Deuteronomy 4 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Malachi 2
Source forms
הַמּוֹרָ֣א 1x ham·mō·w·rā Deuteronomy 34:12
וּבְמוֹרָ֖א 1x ū·ḇə·mō·w·rā Jeremiah 32:21
וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖ים 1x ū·ḇə·mō·w·rā·’îm Deuteronomy 4:34
וּבְמֹרָ֖א 1x ū·ḇə·mō·rā Deuteronomy 26:8
וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם 1x ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem Genesis 9:2
וּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜ם 1x ū·mō·w·ra·’ă·ḵem Deuteronomy 11:25
לַמּוֹרָֽא׃ 1x lam·mō·w·rā Psalms 76:11
מוֹרָ֖א 1x mō·w·rā Malachi 2:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 2x Genesis 9:2, Deuteronomy 11:25
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 26:8, Jeremiah 32:21
Noun - masculine singular 2x Psalms 9:20, Malachi 2:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 34:12
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural 1x Deuteronomy 4:34
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Malachi 1:6
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 8:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 8:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. fear ; by implication, a fearful thing or deed
Source Gloss
fear ; by implication, a fearful thing or deed
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed BDB: fear Usage: dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מוֹרָא is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain