לְ/מוֹאָ֖ב
𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁
lemoav
for Moab
from a prolonged form of the prepositional prefix m-and אָב; from (her (the mother's)) father; Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants; Moab.
Isaiah 16:7 · Word #4
Lexicon H4124
| Lemma | מוֹאָב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 |
| Transliteration | Môwʼâb |
| Strong's | H4124 |
| In-context | for Moab |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H4124-02
to Moab ("From-Father")
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ ("to/for") + proper masculine singular noun מוֹאָב (Moab); morphology: HR/Np (Hebrew proper noun). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form consists of the preposition לְ ("to/for") prefixed to the proper noun מוֹאָב (Moab), a masculine singular proper name. The rendering preserves the directional sense of לְ ("to") and notes the etymological meaning of Moab ("from father"), reflecting its derivation and narrative origin in Genesis 19. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אב (father, ancestor, progenitor, source)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5645-01 |
av | father |
H1-01 |
av | father |
H2-01 |
avahatakhe | your fathers |
Word Usage (181 occurrences of H4124)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 19:37 | מוֹאָ֑ב | moav | Moab |
| Genesis 19:37 | מוֹאָ֖ב | moav-2 | of the Moabites |
| Genesis 36:35 | מוֹאָ֔ב | moav | of Moab |