מוֹאָבִי
A Moabite or Moabitess , i.e. a descendant from Moab
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What does מוֹאָבִי (mwōʾābiy) mean in the Bible?
מוֹאָבִי (mwōʾābiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "a Moabite or Moabitess , i.e. a descendant from Moab". a Moabite or Moabitess, i.
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Meaning
Ethnic descriptor for Moab's descendants; Moabite women notably appear in covenantal narratives affecting Israel's genealogy and faith
a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab BDB: Moabitish Usage: (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.