Môwrîyâh — H4179

Definition

locative proper noun

Morijah, a hill in Palestine

1. Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
2. the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
3. the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple

Usually translated as

Moriah

Origin

or Môrîyâh; from H7200 and H3050; seen of Jah

• Râʼâh (H7200)
• Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Môwrîyâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 22:2 — And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah (הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה); and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
• 2 Chronicles 3:1 — Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah (הַמּ֣וֹרִיָּ֔ה), where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.