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Word Parsed:
הַמֹּרִיָּה
Parts of Speech:Proper Noun
Root:
מוֹרִיָּה
Strong's Number:H4179
Infinitive Definition:Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
1. the place where Abraham took Isaac
   for sacrifice
Transliteration:


First occurrence in each book:


Genesis 22:2
וַיֹּאמֶר קַח־נָא אֶת־בִּנְךָ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַבְתָּ אֶת־יִצְחָק וְלֶךְ־לְךָ אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּה וְהַעֲלֵהוּ שָׁם לְעֹלָה עַל אַחַד הֶֽהָרִים אֲשֶׁר אֹמַר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃