The meaning of “מוֹאָבִי”
Understanding Môwʼâbîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine מוֹאָבִיָּה Môwʼâbîyâh (mo-aw-bee-yaw'); or מוֹאָבִית Môwʼâbîyth (mo-awbeeth'); patronymical from מוֹאָב (woman...
מוֹאָבִי
feminine מוֹאָבִיָּה Môwʼâbîyâh (mo-aw-bee-yaw'); or מוֹאָבִית Môwʼâbîyth (mo-awbeeth'); patronymical from מוֹאָב (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss). - § Moabite = "from father: what father?" - a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab 1) an citizen of Moab 2) an inhabitant of the land of Moab
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 2:29 | “(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.” Word: מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy) | |
| Ruth 2:6 | “And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:” Word: מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy) | |
| 1 Kings 11:1 | “But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;” Word: מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:46 | “Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,” Word: מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 24:26 | “And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.” Word: מוֹאָבִי (Môwʼâbîy) |