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Strong's H4125 מוֹאָבִי (moabi)

Mow'abiy - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4125 — pleura (“side”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4125
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 16
Books 7

Strong's H4125 Quick Answer

Strong's H4125 מוֹאָבִי מוֹאָבִיָה מוֹאָבִיתּ (Mow'abiy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Mow'abiy (mo-aw-bee') (feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'};) adj. 1. a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab [patronymical from H4124] It has 16 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include moabitess, moabite, and moab. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Mow'abiy (mo-aw-bee') (feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'};) adj. 1. a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab [patronymical from H4124]
Usage
16 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
moabitess, moabite, and moab

Meaning and Definition

Mow'abiy (mo-aw-bee') (feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'};) adj. 1. a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab [patronymical from H4124] KJV: (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss). Root(s): H4124

Original Word
מוֹאָבִי מוֹאָבִיָה מוֹאָבִיתּ
Transliteration
Mow'abiy
Derivation
First root strongs: 4124
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4125. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Moabite

Usage: 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)

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How Strong's H4125 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Mow'abiy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Moabitess Ruth 1:22 Moab Ruth 1:4 Moabite Deuteronomy 23:3

How Strong's H4125 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 16 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4125 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H4125 in the Old Testament

16 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 2:11 KJV

Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.

Deuteronomy 2:29 KJV

(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.

Deuteronomy 23:3 KJV

An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Usage Excerpts

First 16 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4125.

Deuteronomy 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites called them Emims.
Deuteronomy 2:29 Old Testament, KJV
(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.
Deuteronomy 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:
Ruth 1:4 Old Testament, KJV
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
Ruth 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Ruth 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
Ruth 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Ruth 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Ruth 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
Ruth 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
1 Kings 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
1 Chronicles 11:46 Old Testament, KJV
Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
2 Chronicles 24:26 Old Testament, KJV
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
Ezra 9:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Nehemiah 13:1 Old Testament, KJV
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
Nehemiah 13:23 Old Testament, KJV
In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4125, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Ruth 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4125 FAQ

What does moabi (מוֹאָבִי) mean?

Strong's H4125 is a Hebrew entry for H4125 מוֹאָבִי מוֹאָבִיָה מוֹאָבִיתּ (Mow'abiy). Mow'abiy (mo-aw-bee') (feminine Mownabiyah {mo-aw-bee-yaw'}or Mowabiyth {mo-aw-beeth'};) adj. 1. a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab [patronymical from H4124]

How many times is moabi (מוֹאָבִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 16 linked usages for Strong's H4125 across 7 books.

Where can I study moabi (מוֹאָבִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4125 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate moabi (מוֹאָבִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as moabitess, moabite, and moab. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.