מוֹרֶהmôwreh
מוֺרֶה: (early) rain (Psalms 84:7; Joel 2:23)
Pronunciation: mo-reh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4175
Meanings
מוֺרֶה: teacher (Isaiah 30:20; Genesis 12:6; Deuteronomy 11:30; Judges 7:1; Job 36:22)
Same root
- יָרָהyârâh · H3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
- יוֹרֶהyôwreh · H3138sprinkling; hence, a sprinkling (or autumnal showers)
- מוֹרֶהMôwreh · H4176Moreh, a Canaanite; also a hill (perhaps named from him)
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Job 36:22 “Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?
- Psalms 84:6 When they walk through the Valley of Weeping, it will become a place of refreshing springs. The autumn rains will clothe it with blessings.
- Proverbs 5:13 Oh, why didn’t I listen to my teachers? Why didn’t I pay attention to my instructors?
- Isaiah 30:20 Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you to teach you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
- Joel 2:23 Rejoice, you people of Jerusalem! Rejoice in the Lord your God! For the rain he sends demonstrates his faithfulness. Once more the autumn rains will come, as well as the rains of spring.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).