Strong H4176H4176Gמוֹרֶה

Moreh

One of the 2 senses of Strong H4176

Transliteration
môreh môreh
Pronunciation
{mo-reh'} mo-reh'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Moreh refers to two locations: a place near Shechem where Abraham built an altar (Gen 12:6) and a hill near Gilgal, associated with the blessing and cursing ceremony (Deut 11:30).

Meaning of the name

Moreh = "teacher"

General definition

The same as H4175; {Moreh} a Canaanite; also a hill (perhaps named from him): - Moreh.

In the biblical story

Moreh

Place near Shechem; also a hill near Gilgal

Moreh refers to two locations: a place near Shechem where Abraham built an altar (Gen 12:6) and a hill near Gilgal, associated with the blessing and cursing ceremony (Deut 11:30).

In the Bible

Strong H4176G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • moreh2

First verses

  1. Genesis 12:6
    And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
  2. Deuteronomy 11:30
    Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh?
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