Lexical Definition
מוֹרֶה môwreh (mo-reh') rain/teacher H:N-M
from יָרָה; (see יוֹרֶה)
(early) rain.
- an archer
- also teacher or teaching
- also the early rain
1) (early) rain
2) (TWOT) teacher
See Greek: ὑψηλός
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. מוֺרֶה noun masculinePs 84:7* (early) rain (compare יוֺרֶה); — Joel 2:23 (|| גֶּשֶׁם, מַלְקוֺשׁ) vJoel 2:23 (strike out We), Ps 84:7*.
II. מוֺרֶה noun masculineIsa 30:20 teacher; — absolute in אֵלוֺן מוֺרֶה Gen 12:6 (J) = אֵלוֺנֵי מֹרֶה Deut 11:30 (⅏ ᵐ5 אֵלוֺן), the teacher's terebinth (see אֵלוֺן) near Shechem; compare גִּבְעַת הַמּוֺרֶה Judg 7:1 teacher's hill near the plain of Jezreel, probably Little Hermon, Nebî Daµî BdPal 244; the terebinth being a holy tree from which divine teaching was given, and the hill of the teacher the seat of a holy place whence divine teaching was given; see also (of God) Job 36:22 here belong probably likewise מוֺרָ֑י Prov 5:13, and מוֺרֶיךָ Isa 30:20 (twice in verse).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 12:6 |
| Deuteronomy | 11:30 |
| Judges | 7:1 |
| Job | 36:22 |
| Psalms | 84:7* |
| Proverbs | 5:13 |
| Isaiah | 30:20 |
| Joel | 2:23 |