4177. mowrah

Lexicon

mowrah: Fear, Reverence

Original Word: מוֹרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mowrah
Pronunciation: mo-raw'
Phonetic Spelling: (mo-raw')
Definition: Fear, Reverence
Meaning: a razor

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

razor

From muwr in the sense of shearing; a razor -- razor.

see HEBREW muwr

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. מוֺרָה noun masculine razor (√ dubious; We^{Sm p. 146} thinks = מַעֲרָה); — razor, always in phrase א׳ל ׳מ עַלרֿאֹשׁ (עָלָה) יַעֲלֶה Judges 13:5; Judges 16:17; 1 Samuel 1:11.

I, II. מוֺרֶה see ירה. מוֺרִיָּה see מֹרִיָּה.

[מוֺרָשׁ], מוֺרָשָׁה, מוֺר֫שֶׁת, מוֺרַשְׁתִּי see ירשׁ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָרָה (yarah), which means "to throw" or "to cast," often used in the context of casting or throwing down, which metaphorically extends to the act of shaving or cutting.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term is found in Strong's Greek Number G4604, ξυράω (xurao), which means "to shave" or "to shear." This Greek term is used in the New Testament in Acts 18:18, where Paul, having taken a vow, cuts his hair in Cenchreae. The act of shaving or cutting hair in both Hebrew and Greek contexts often signifies a vow or a significant religious or cultural act.

Usage: The term מוֹרָה appears in the context of the Nazirite vow, where it is used to describe the prohibition against cutting hair. It is specifically mentioned in the context of the Nazirite vow in the Old Testament.

Context: • The Hebrew word מוֹרָה (morah) is used in the context of the Nazirite vow, as seen in the book of Judges. In Judges 13:5, the angel of the LORD instructs Samson's mother, "For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come upon his head, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines" (BSB). This indicates the significance of the razor as a symbol of the Nazirite's dedication to God, where abstaining from cutting one's hair was a sign of consecration and separation unto the LORD.
• The use of מוֹרָה in this context underscores the cultural and religious importance of hair in ancient Israelite society, particularly in relation to vows and personal dedication to God. The Nazirite vow, as outlined in Numbers 6, included abstaining from wine, avoiding contact with the dead, and not cutting one's hair, symbolizing a life set apart for divine purposes.

Forms and Transliterations

וּמוֹרָ֖ה וּמוֹרָה֙ ומורה מוֹרָה֙ מורה mō·w·rāh moRah mōwrāh ū·mō·w·rāh umoRah ūmōwrāh

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 13:5
HEB: וְיֹלַ֣דְתְּ בֵּ֗ן וּמוֹרָה֙ לֹא־ יַעֲלֶ֣ה
NAS: and no razor shall come
KJV: a son; and no razor shall come
INT: and give to a son razor and no shall come

Judges 16:17
HEB: וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהּ֙ מוֹרָה֙ לֹֽא־ עָלָ֣ה
NAS: and said to her, A razor has never
KJV: unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head;
INT: his heart and said to her a razor has never come

1 Samuel 1:11
HEB: יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו וּמוֹרָ֖ה לֹא־ יַעֲלֶ֥ה
NAS: of his life, and a razor shall never
KJV: of his life, and there shall no razor come
INT: the days of his life razor shall never come

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4177
3 Occurrences

mō·w·rāh — 1 Occ.
ū·mō·w·rāh — 2 Occ.