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Strong's H4131 מוֹט (mot)

Mot means “shake” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G4131 — plektes (“striker”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H4131
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 36
Books 7

Strong's H4131 Quick Answer

Strong's H4131 מוֹט (mowt) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mowt (mote) v. 1. to waver 2. (by implication) , to slip, shake, fall It has 36 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include out, cast, fallen, slip, and carried. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
mowt (mote) v. 1. to waver 2. (by implication) , to slip, shake, fall
Usage
36 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
out, cast, fallen, slip, and carried

Meaning and Definition

mowt (mote) v. 1. to waver 2. (by implication) , to slip, shake, fall [a primitive root] KJV: be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, X exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-)moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.

Original Word
מוֹט
Transliteration
mowt
Derivation
Root: מוט
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4131. 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)

to shake

Usage: 1) to totter, shake, slip 1a) (Qal) to totter, shake, slip 1b) (Niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown 1c) (Hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop 1d) (Hithpael) to be greatly shaken

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How Strong's H4131 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mowt, 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.

cast Psalms 55:3 out Psalms 15:5 carried Psalms 46:2 fall Psalms 140:10 fallen Leviticus 25:35 falling Proverbs 25:26 slip Psalms 17:5

How Strong's H4131 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 36 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H4131 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 H4131 in the Old Testament

36 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 25:35 KJV

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Deuteronomy 32:35 KJV

To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

1 Chronicles 16:30 KJV

Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.

Usage Excerpts

First 36 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4131.

Leviticus 25:35 Old Testament, KJV
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Deuteronomy 32:35 Old Testament, KJV
To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
1 Chronicles 16:30 Old Testament, KJV
Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
Job 41:23 Old Testament, KJV
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
Psalms 10:6 Old Testament, KJV
He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.
Psalms 13:4 Old Testament, KJV
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
Psalms 15:5 Old Testament, KJV
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 16:8 Old Testament, KJV
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 17:5 Old Testament, KJV
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalms 21:7 Old Testament, KJV
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
Psalms 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved.
Psalms 38:16 Old Testament, KJV
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Psalms 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Psalms 46:5 Old Testament, KJV
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.
Psalms 46:6 Old Testament, KJV
The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Psalms 55:3 Old Testament, KJV
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Psalms 55:22 Old Testament, KJV
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 60:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Psalms 62:2 Old Testament, KJV
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 62:6 Old Testament, KJV
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Psalms 82:5 Old Testament, KJV
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
Psalms 93:1 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
Psalms 94:18 Old Testament, KJV
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
Psalms 96:10 Old Testament, KJV
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Psalms 104:5 Old Testament, KJV
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Psalms 112:6 Old Testament, KJV
Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
Psalms 125:1 Old Testament, KJV
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalms 140:10 Old Testament, KJV
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Proverbs 10:30 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Proverbs 12:3 Old Testament, KJV
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Proverbs 24:11 Old Testament, KJV
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
Proverbs 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Isaiah 24:19 Old Testament, KJV
The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.
Isaiah 40:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.
Isaiah 41:7 Old Testament, KJV
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
Isaiah 54:10 Old Testament, KJV
For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4131, grouped by book.

Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 24 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H4131 FAQ

What does mot (מוֹט) mean?

Mot (Strong's H4131) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shake". mowt (mote) v. 1. to waver 2. (by implication) , to slip, shake, fall

How many times is mot (מוֹט) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 36 linked usages for Strong's H4131 across 7 books.

Where can I study mot (מוֹט) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4131 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate mot (מוֹט)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as out, cast, fallen, slip, carried, and fall. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.