4183. Morashti
Strong's Lexicon
Morashti: Morashti

Original Word: מוֹרַשְׁתִּי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Morashtiy
Pronunciation: mo-rasht-ee
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-rash-tee')
Definition: Morashti
Meaning: a Morashtite

Word Origin: Derived from מוֹרֶשֶׁת (Moresheth), a place name meaning "possession" or "inheritance."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Morashti" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew designation for a person from Moresheth.

Usage: The term "Morashti" is used to identify someone from Moresheth, a town in ancient Judah. It is most notably used to describe the prophet Micah, who is referred to as "Micah the Morashti" (מִיכָה הַמּוֹרַשְׁתִּי).

Cultural and Historical Background: Moresheth was a town located in the Shephelah region of Judah, near the border with Philistia. It was an agricultural area known for its fertile land. During the time of the prophet Micah, the region was under threat from Assyrian expansion, which influenced Micah's prophecies concerning social justice and divine judgment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from Moresheth
Definition
inhab. of Moresheth-gath
NASB Translation
Moresheth (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מ(וֺ)רַשְׁתִּי adjective, of a people only מִיכָה הַמֹּרַשְׁתִּי Micah 1:1, ׳מִיכָי֯ה הַמּוֺ Jeremiah 26:18; see foregoing.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Morashthite

Patrial from Mowresheth Gath; a Morashtite or inhabitant of Moresheth-Gath -- Morashthite.

see HEBREW Mowresheth Gath

Forms and Transliterations
הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י הַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔י המורשתי המרשתי ham·mō·raš·tî ham·mō·w·raš·tî hamMorashTi hammōraštî hammōwraštî
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Englishman's Concordance
Jeremiah 26:18
HEB: (מִיכָה֙ ק) הַמּ֣וֹרַשְׁתִּ֔י הָיָ֣ה נִבָּ֔א
NAS: Micah of Moresheth prophesied
KJV: Micah the Morasthite prophesied
INT: Micah of Moresheth will become prophesied

Micah 1:1
HEB: אֶל־ מִיכָה֙ הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י בִּימֵ֥י יוֹתָ֛ם
NAS: [to] Micah of Moresheth in the days
KJV: that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days
INT: about Micah of Moresheth the days of Jotham

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4183
2 Occurrences


ham·mō·w·raš·tî — 2 Occ.















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