4125. Moabi or Moabiyyah
Strong's Lexicon
Moabi or Moabiyyah: Moabite (male or female)

Original Word: מוֹאָבִי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Mow'abiy
Pronunciation: mo-aw-bee' / mo-aw-bee-yah'
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-aw-bee')
Definition: Moabite (male or female)
Meaning: a Moabite, Moabitess

Word Origin: Derived from מוֹאָב (Moab), which is believed to mean "from the father" or "of his father."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Moabi" or "Moabiyyah" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, but the Greek term Μωαβίτης (Moabitēs) is used in the Septuagint and New Testament to refer to Moabites.

Usage: The term "Moabi" or "Moabiyyah" refers to an individual from Moab, a nation located east of the Dead Sea. In the Bible, Moabites are often depicted as relatives of the Israelites, being descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, through his elder daughter (Genesis 19:37). The term is used to describe both male and female members of this ethnic group.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Moabites were a Semitic people closely related to the Israelites. Their territory was located in what is now modern-day Jordan. The relationship between Israel and Moab was complex, involving periods of both conflict and cooperation. The Moabites worshiped the god Chemosh, and their culture was distinct yet similar to that of the Israelites. The Book of Ruth highlights a positive interaction between the two groups, as Ruth, a Moabitess, becomes an ancestor of King David and, ultimately, Jesus Christ.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Moab
Definition
desc. of Moab
NASB Translation
Moab (1), Moabite (6), Moabites (3), Moabitess (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מ֥וֺאָבִי, מוֺאֲבִיָּה adjective, of a people Moabitish; — ׳מ Deuteronomy 23:4 2t., מֹאָבִי Ezra 9:1; plural מֹאָבִים Deuteronomy 2:11; ׳מוֺאָב Deuteronomy 2:29; feminine singular מוֺאֲבִיָּה Ruth 1:22 4t.; ׳מֹאֲב Ruth 4:10; מוֺאָבִית2Chronicles 24:26; feminine plural מוֺאֲבִיּוֺת 1 Kings 11:1; Nehemiah 13:23; ׳מֹאֲב Ruth 1:4: — masculine = a Moabite Deuteronomy 23:4; Nehemiah 13:1; ׳הַמ = the Moabite 1 Chronicles 11:46; collective = the Moabites Ezra 9:1, so plural Deuteronomy 2:11,29; feminine plural as adjective ׳נָשִׁים מ Ruth 1:4; as substantive, 1 Kings 11:1; Nehemiah 13:23; feminine singular as adjective 2Chronicles 24:26; especially ׳רוּת הַמ Ruth 1:22; Ruth 2:2,21; Ruth 4:5,10; ׳מ as noun feminine singular Ruth 2:6.

מוֺאל see מול.

[מוֺבָא] see מָבוֺא below בוא.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
woman of Moab, Moabite,

Feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}; or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'}; patronymical from Mow'ab; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. A descendant from Moab -- (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).

see HEBREW Mow'ab

Forms and Transliterations
הַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔י הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑ה הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה הַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃ הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃ המאבי המאביה המואבי׃ המואביה המואבית׃ וְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔ים וְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔ים וּמֹאָבִ֛י וּמוֹאָבִ֖י והמאבים והמואבים ומאבי ומואבי מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙ מאביות מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃ מואביה מואביות מואביות׃ ham·mō·’ā·ḇî ham·mō·’ă·ḇî·yāh ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇî ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇîṯ hammō’āḇî hammō’ăḇîyāh hammoaVi hammoaVit hammoaviYah hammōw’āḇî hammōw’āḇîṯ hammōw’ăḇîyāh mō’ăḇîyōwṯ mō·’ă·ḇî·yō·wṯ mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yō·wṯ moaviYah moaviYot mōw’ăḇîyāh mōw’ăḇîyōwṯ ū·mō·’ā·ḇî ū·mō·w·’ā·ḇî ūmō’āḇî umoaVi ūmōw’āḇî vehamMoaVim wə·ham·mō·’ā·ḇîm wə·ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇîm wəhammō’āḇîm wəhammōw’āḇîm
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Deuteronomy 2:11
HEB: הֵ֖ם כָּעֲנָקִ֑ים וְהַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔ים יִקְרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם
NAS: as Rephaim, but the Moabites call
KJV: as the Anakims; but the Moabites call
INT: Which the Anakim the Moabites call Emim

Deuteronomy 2:29
HEB: הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר וְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּעָ֑ר
NAS: in Seir and the Moabites who live
KJV: in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell
INT: live Seir and the Moabites live Ar

Deuteronomy 23:3
HEB: יָבֹ֧א עַמּוֹנִ֛י וּמוֹאָבִ֖י בִּקְהַ֣ל יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: Ammonite or Moabite shall enter
KJV: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter
INT: shall enter Ammonite Moabite the assembly of the LORD

Ruth 1:4
HEB: לָהֶ֗ם נָשִׁים֙ מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙
NAS: for themselves Moabite women [as] wives;
KJV: of the women of Moab; the name
INT: took women Moabite the name of the one

Ruth 1:22
HEB: נָעֳמִ֗י וְר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָהּ֙ עִמָּ֔הּ
NAS: and with her Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law,
KJV: and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law,
INT: Naomi her Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law who

Ruth 2:2
HEB: וַתֹּאמֶר֩ ר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶֽל־ נָעֳמִ֗י
NAS: And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi,
KJV: And Ruth the Moabitess said
INT: said and Ruth the Moabitess to Naomi

Ruth 2:6
HEB: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר נַעֲרָ֤ה מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙ הִ֔יא הַשָּׁ֥בָה
NAS: She is the young Moabite woman
KJV: and said, It [is] the Moabitish damsel
INT: and said is the young Moabite who returned

Ruth 2:21
HEB: וַתֹּ֖אמֶר ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑ה גַּ֣ם ׀ כִּי־
NAS: Then Ruth the Moabitess said,
KJV: And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said
INT: said Ruth the Moabitess Furthermore for

Ruth 4:5
HEB: וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־ הַמֵּת֙
NAS: Ruth the Moabitess, the widow
KJV: [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife
INT: for Ruth the Moabitess the widow of the deceased

Ruth 4:10
HEB: אֶת־ ר֣וּת הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן
NAS: Ruth the Moabitess, the widow
KJV: Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife
INT: Moreover Ruth the Moabitess the widow of Mahlon

1 Kings 11:1
HEB: בַּת־ פַּרְעֹ֑ה מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙ אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת
NAS: of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite,
KJV: of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,
INT: the daughter of Pharaoh Moabite Ammonite Edomite

1 Chronicles 11:46
HEB: אֶלְנָ֑עַם וְיִתְמָ֖ה הַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃
NAS: of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
KJV: of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
INT: of Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite

2 Chronicles 24:26
HEB: בֶּן־ שִׁמְרִ֖ית הַמּוֹאָבִֽית׃
NAS: the son of Shimrith the Moabitess.
KJV: the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
INT: the son of Shimrith the Moabitess

Ezra 9:1
HEB: הַיְבוּסִ֗י הָֽעַמֹּנִי֙ הַמֹּ֣אָבִ֔י הַמִּצְרִ֖י וְהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃
NAS: the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians
KJV: the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians,
INT: the Jebusites the Ammonites the Moabites the Egyptians and the Amorites

Nehemiah 13:1
HEB: יָב֨וֹא עַמֹּנִ֧י וּמֹאָבִ֛י בִּקְהַ֥ל הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
NAS: Ammonite or Moabite should ever
KJV: that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come
INT: enter Ammonite Moabite the assembly of God

Nehemiah 13:23
HEB: (עַמֳּנִיֹּ֖ות ק) מוֹאֲבִיּֽוֹת׃
NAS: from Ashdod, Ammon [and] Moab.
KJV: of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:
INT: Ashdodites Ammonite Moab

16 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4125
16 Occurrences


ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇî — 2 Occ.
ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇîṯ — 1 Occ.
ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh — 5 Occ.
mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh — 1 Occ.
mō·’ă·ḇî·yō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
ū·mō·w·’ā·ḇî — 2 Occ.
wə·ham·mō·’ā·ḇîm — 2 Occ.















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