Quick Definition
(Mount) Moriah
Biblical Persons & Places
Moriah_Mount
Mount Moriah
A location first mentioned at Gen.22.2;
referred to as Moriah Mount or Moriah (מֹרִיָּה).
Strong's Definition
Morijah, a hill in Palestine
Derivation: or מֹרִיָּה; from H7200 (רָאָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); seen of Jah;
KJV Usage: Moriah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מֹרִיָּה / מוֹרִיָּה
môrý̂yâh
BDB Definition:
Moriah = chosen by Jehovah
1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7200 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 2