מוֹרָא
mo.ra
“fear”
Definition
fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed
or מֹרָא; or מוֹרָהxlit môrâh corrected to môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372 (יָרֵא);
- fear, reverence, terror 1a) fear, terror 1b) reverence 1c) object of reverence 1d) awe-inspiring spectacle or deed Also means: mo.rah (*מוֹרָה *"fear" H4172B)
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מוֹרָא appears 10 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
and no prophet who performed all the mighty acts of power and awesome deeds that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.
The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.
The LORD of Hosts is the Oneyou shall regard as holy.Only He should be feared;only He should be dreaded.
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name.“But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’
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