Strong's H4125 · Hebrew
מוֹאָבִי
Môwʼâbîy · /mo-aw-bee'/
Definition
a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab
KJV: (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).
Root / derivation: feminine מוֹאָבִיָּה; or מוֹאָבִיתxlit Môwâbîyth corrected to Môwʼâbîyth; patronymical from H4124 (מוֹאָב);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוֹאָבִי across 16 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
16 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy3 verses
Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
Deuteronomy 2:29(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
Deuteronomy 23:3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
Ruth7 verses
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
Ruth 1:22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth 2:6And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
Ruth 2:21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Ruth 4:5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Ruth 4:10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
1 Chronicles1 verse
Nehemiah2 verses
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; they: Heb. there was read audience: Heb. ears
Nehemiah 13:23In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: had: Heb. had made to dwell with them
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4125 (Môwʼâbîy) mean?
a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab
How many times does H4125 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4125 (מוֹאָבִי) appears in 16 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Moabitess.”
How is Môwʼâbîy translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4125 is rendered as “Moabitess” (6×), “Moabites” (4×), “Moabite” (3×), “Moab” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוֹאָבִי come from?
feminine מוֹאָבִיָּה; or מוֹאָבִיתxlit Môwâbîyth corrected to Môwʼâbîyth; patronymical from H4124 (מוֹאָב);