מֹרֶךְ

morech · faintness (of heart)

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4816 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

morech (מֹרֶךְ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “faintness (of heart)”.

Cowardice, the heart losing courage. It appears only in Leviticus 26:36.

How to say it

mo·rech

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Weakness of heart: the fear that makes one flee at the slightest noise.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

  • Leviticus 26:36

    And as for those who are left of you, I will bring faintness into their heart in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a driven leaf will pursue them, and they will flee as one flees from the sword, and fall when no one is pursuing.