What does מֹרֶךְ mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) fear".
Hebrew · H4816
מֹרֶךְ
Softness , i.e. (figuratively) fear
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מֹרֶךְ H4816
What does מֹרֶךְ mean in the Bible?
מֹרֶךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "softness , i.e. (figuratively) fear".
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How does the BSB render H4816?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include a faintness (1).
Where does מֹרֶךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:36. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It a faintness 1× Leviticus 26:36
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First aligned row Leviticus 26:36
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
מֹ֙רֶךְ֙ 1x mō·reḵ Leviticus 26:36
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 26:36
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. softness , i.e. (figuratively) fear
Source Gloss
softness , i.e. (figuratively) fear
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
softness, i.e. (figuratively) fear Usage: faintness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מֹרֶךְ is built from this root:
רָכַךְ H7401
Part of These Phrases
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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