מוֹרָד
mo.raddescentHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine5 occurrences4 books5 verses
Definition
from H3381; a descent; as architecture, an ornamental appendage, perhaps a festoon
Traditional renderings: going down, steep place, thin work.
Traditional renderings: going down, steep place, thin work.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מוֹרָד:
- κατάβασιςkatabasis“descent”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Joshua 7:5בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד · on the slopesAnd the men of Ai struck down about thirty-six of them, chasing them from the gate as far as the quarries and striking them down on the slopes. So the hearts of the people melted and became like water.
- Joshua 10:11בְּמוֹרַ֤ד · along the descentAs they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.
- 1 Kings 7:29מוֹרָֽד׃ · of beveled…and on the panels between the uprights were lions, oxen, and cherubim. On the uprights was a pedestal above, and below the lions and oxen were wreaths of beveled work.
- Jeremiah 48:5בְּמוֹרַ֣ד · on the descentFor on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction:
- Micah 1:4בְּמוֹרָֽד׃ · a slopeThe mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.