מוֹאָב
mo.av (H4124I)
(Plains of) Moab
AI Word Study
# Moa'v (Moab): A Geographical Location in Biblical Text Based on the lexical data provided, מוֹאָב (Moab) functions primarily as a proper noun designating a specific geographical region. The inclusion of "Plains of" in the definition indicates this term could refer either to the territory itself or to its particular flatland areas, suggesting Moab was understood as a distinct territorial unit with notable geographical features. The word appears 12 times throughout the biblical text, indicating it held enough importance to warrant repeated mention in the scriptural record. The consistent designation as a place name rather than a people group (which would typically receive different lexical categorization) suggests that in biblical usage, Moab functioned primarily as a geographical referent. The relatively modest frequency of occurrence—appearing in only 12 biblical passages—indicates that while Moab was a known and named location worthy of biblical documentation, it was not central to the most frequently discussed themes or narratives in the Hebrew scriptures. Without additional lexical data regarding etymology or contextual usage patterns, the analysis remains limited to confirming that מוֹאָב served as a straightforward geographical designation in biblical Hebrew, representing a recognized territorial region whose specific location and characteristics would require external historical or geographical sources to fully contextualize.
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The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
These are those who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who counted the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
They brought the captives with the prey and the plunder, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.
They traveled from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
They encamped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth even to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab.
Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
These are the commandments and the ordinances which Yahweh commanded by Moses to the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is opposite Jericho. Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead to Dan,
The children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended.
These are the inheritances which Moses distributed in the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, eastward.