מוֹרִיָּה
moriya · Moriah
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4179 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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moriya (מוֹרִיָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Moriah”.
The region to which Abraham went with Isaac. Mount Moriah is the place in Jerusalem where Solomon built the temple.
How to say it
mo·ri·ya
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.
The place
Moriah ?
Today: disputed; traditionally the Temple Mount, Jerusalem
A land or mountain in the Jerusalem region; exactly which one is not certain.
God told Abraham to go to Moriah to offer Isaac, and stopped his hand (Gen 22:2, 12). Later Solomon built the temple on Mount Moriah (2 Chr 3:1).
Where it appears
- Genesis 22:2
He said, “Take, please, your son, your only one, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him up there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will tell you.”
- 2 Chronicles 3:1
Solomon began to build the house of YHWH in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where he had appeared to David his father, at the place that David had prepared, on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.