הַ/מּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑ה

𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄

hamoaviyah

the Moabitess

feminine מוֹאָבִיָּה; or מוֹאָבִיתxlit Môwâbîyth corrected to Môwʼâbîyth; patronymical from מוֹאָב; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab; (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).

H4125

Ruth 2:21 · Word #3

Lexicon H4125

Lemmaמוֹאָבִי
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉
TransliterationMôwʼâbîy
Strong'sH4125
In-contextthe Moabitess

Morphology HTd/Ngfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype g — Gentilic — Gentilic noun (nationality/origin)
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4125-03

the Moabite woman

Rootמואב (m-w-ʾ-b)
Core MeaningsMoab, descendant of Moab, inhabitant of Moab
Semantic Rangea woman from Moab; a female descendant of Moab; a Moabite by ethnicity or nationality
Conceptual SignificanceIdentifies a woman as belonging to the people of Moab, historically related to but often in tension with Israel. Notably used of Ruth, highlighting themes of foreignness, covenant inclusion, and YHWH’s redemptive work through a Moabite woman.
Morphological NotesDefinite article (הַ) prefixed to a gentilic noun, feminine singular absolute (Ngfsa). Derived from the proper noun מוֹאָב (Moab) with feminine ending ־ִיָּה.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a definite article (הַ) + feminine singular gentilic noun, meaning a female descendant or inhabitant of Moab. "The Moabite woman" preserves both the definiteness and the explicitly feminine singular form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root מואב (Moab, descendant of Moab, inhabitant of Moab)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4124-01 bemoav in Moab ("From-Father")
H4125-01 hamoavi the Moab-descended man
H4125-02 hamoavit the Moabite-woman
H4125-04 moaviot women of Moab
H4124-04 ulemoav and to Moab
H4125-05 umoavi and a Moab-descendant (male)
H4125-06 vehamoavim and the Moabite men

Word Usage (16 occurrences of H4125)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 2:11 וְ/הַ/מֹּ֣אָבִ֔ים vehamoavim and-the-Moabites
Deuteronomy 2:29 וְ/הַ/מּ֣וֹאָבִ֔ים vehamoavim and the Moabites
Deuteronomy 23:4 וּ/מוֹאָבִ֖י umoavi or Moabite