Môwrâʼ — H4172

Definition

masculine noun

fear; by implication, a fearful thing or deed

1. fear, reverence, terror
1. fear, terror
2. reverence
3. object of reverence
4. awe-inspiring spectacle or deed

Usually translated as

fear, terror, dread, feared, terribleness

Origin

or môrâʼ; or môwrâh; (Psalm 9:20), from H3372

• Derived from Yârêʼ (H3372)

Greek equivalents

• thaumásios (G2297)
• hórama (G3705)
• trómos (G5156)
• phoberós (G5398)

Occurrences

Môwrâʼ occurs 12 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (4), Psalms (2), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Malachi (2)

• Genesis 9:2 — And the fear (וּמוֹרַאֲכֶ֤ם) of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
• Deuteronomy 4:34 — 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 (וּבְמוֹרָאִ֖ים), according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Deuteronomy 11:25 — There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread (וּמֽוֹרַאֲכֶ֜ם) of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
• Deuteronomy 26:8 — And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness (וּבְמֹרָ֖א), and with signs, and with wonders:
• Deuteronomy 34:12 — And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror (הַמּוֹרָ֣א) which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
• Psalms 9:20 — Put them in fear (מוֹרָ֗ה), O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
• Psalms 76:11 — Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared (לַמּוֹרָֽא).
• Isaiah 8:12 — Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear (מוֹרָא֥וֹ), nor be afraid.
• Isaiah 8:13 — Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear (מוֹרַאֲכֶ֖ם), and let him be your dread.
• Jeremiah 32:21 — And 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 (וּבְמוֹרָ֖א);
• Malachi 1:6 — A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear (מוֹרָאִ֜י)? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
• Malachi 2:5 — My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear (מוֹרָ֖א) wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.