Strong's H4159 · Hebrew
מוֹפֵת
môwphêth · /mo-faith'/
Definition
a miracle; by implication, a token or omen
KJV: miracle, sign, wonder(-ed at).
Root / derivation: or מֹפֵת; from H3302 (יָפָה) in the sense of conspicuousness;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered מוֹפֵת across 35 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
35 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus5 verses
And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
Exodus 7:3And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 7:9When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
Exodus 11:9And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 11:10And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Deuteronomy9 verses
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
Deuteronomy 6:22And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: sore: Heb. evil
Deuteronomy 7:19The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.
Deuteronomy 13:1If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Deuteronomy 13:2And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;
Deuteronomy 26:8And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
Deuteronomy 28:46And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deuteronomy 29:3The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles:
Deuteronomy 34:11In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land,
1 Kings2 verses
And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out.
1 Kings 13:5The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD.
1 Chronicles1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. gave: or, wrought a miracle for him
2 Chronicles 32:31Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. ambassadors: Heb. interpreters
Psalms5 verses
I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.
Psalms 78:43How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: wrought: Heb. set
Psalms 105:5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Psalms 105:27They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. his: Heb. words of his signs
Psalms 135:9Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
Isaiah2 verses
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
Isaiah 20:3And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
Jeremiah2 verses
Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day;
Jeremiah 32:21And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
Ezekiel4 verses
In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 12:11Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity. they: Heb. by removing go into captivity
Ezekiel 24:24Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 24:27In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H4159 (môwphêth) mean?
a miracle; by implication, a token or omen
How many times does H4159 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H4159 (מוֹפֵת) appears in 35 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “wonders.”
How is môwphêth translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H4159 is rendered as “wonders” (19×), “sign” (8×), “wonder” (6×), “at” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word מוֹפֵת come from?
or מֹפֵת; from H3302 (יָפָה) in the sense of conspicuousness;