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Moabite

מוֹאָבִיStrong’s H4125

moavi (mo-a-vi)

Appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Moavi is the Hebrew word usually translated “moabite” and “moabites”. It appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament.

“Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.”
Deuteronomy 2:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. A citizen of Moab
  2. An inhabitant of the land of Moab
How it's translated
  • the moabite 8
  • moabite 4
  • and the moabites 2
  • and a moabite 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ruth 7
  • Deuteronomy 3
  • Nehemiah 2
  • 1 Kings 1
  • 1 Chronicles 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1

7 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

מוֹאָבִי moavi · Moabite

Someone from Moab, a Moabite = "from father: what father?" 1) a citizen of Moab 2) an inhabitant of the land of Moab Another name of mo.av (מוֹאָב "Moab" H4124G)

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.