Strong H4124H4124Gמוֹאָב

Moab

One of the 3 senses of Strong H4124

Transliteration
mô'âb
Pronunciation
mo-awb
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Moab was an ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in present-day Jordan, often in conflict with Israel.

Meaning of the name

Moab = "of his father"

General definition

From a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m- and H1; from (her (the mother´ s)) father;
{Moab} an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants: - Moab.

In the biblical story

Moab

Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Moab was an ancient kingdom located east of the Dead Sea in present-day Jordan, often in conflict with Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H4124G appears in 145 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • moab136
  • moabites13

First verses

  1. Genesis 36:35
    And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
  2. Exodus 15:15
    Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
  3. Numbers 21:11
    And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije–abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
  4. Numbers 21:13
    From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
  5. Numbers 21:15
    And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
  6. Numbers 21:20
    And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
  7. Numbers 21:26
    For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
  8. Numbers 21:28
    For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
  9. Numbers 21:29
    Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
  10. Numbers 22:3
    And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
  11. Numbers 22:4
    And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
  12. Numbers 22:7
    And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.
  13. Numbers 22:8
    And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.
  14. Numbers 22:10
    And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
  15. Numbers 22:14
    And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.
  16. Numbers 22:21
    And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab.
  17. Numbers 22:36
    And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.
  18. Numbers 23:6
    And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.
  19. Numbers 23:7
    And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.
  20. Numbers 23:17
    And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the Lord spoken?
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