Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
fear
Usage: 1) fear, reverence, terror 1a) fear, terror 1b) reverence 1c) object of reverence 1d) awe-inspiring spectacle or deed Also means: mo.rah (מוֹרָה "fear" H4172B)
Strong's Number
H4172
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
6
Strong's H4172 Quick Answer
Strong's H4172 מוֹרָא מוֹרָא מוֹרָה (mowra') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mowra' (mo-raw') (or morat {mo-raw'} or morah (Psa. 9) n-m. 1. fear 2. (by implication) a fearful thing or deed It has 12 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include fear and feared. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mowra' (mo-raw') (or morat {mo-raw'} or morah (Psa. 9) n-m. 1. fear 2. (by implication) a fearful thing or deed
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fear and feared
Meaning and Definition
mowra' (mo-raw') (or morat {mo-raw'} or morah (Psa. 9) n-m. 1. fear 2. (by implication) a fearful thing or deed [from H3372] KJV: dread, (that ought to be) fear(-ed), terribleness, terror. Root(s): H3372
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4172. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4172 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mowra', 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.
fear
Genesis 9:2
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feared
Psalms 76:11
How Strong's H4172 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4172 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 H4172 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4172.
And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.
Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4172, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4172 FAQ
What does mora (מוֹרָא) mean?
Mora (Strong's H4172) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fear". mowra' (mo-raw') (or morat {mo-raw'} or morah (Psa. 9) n-m. 1. fear 2. (by implication) a fearful thing or deed
How many times is mora (מוֹרָא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H4172 across 6 books.
Where can I study mora (מוֹרָא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4172 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate mora (מוֹרָא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fear and feared. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.