Brideprice
מֹ֫הַרStrong’s H4119mohar (mo-har)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Mohar is the Hebrew word usually translated “bride price”, “according to bride-price of” and “bride-price”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”
Meaning
- Purchase price for wife, wedding money
How it's translated
- a bride price 1
- according to bride-price of 1
- in bride-price 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- Exodus 1
- 1 Samuel 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 22:17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
- 1 Samuel 18:25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
Hebrew dictionary
מֹ֫הַר mohar · brideprice
purchase price for wife, wedding money
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.