Deuteronomy 18:12:10Deut.18.12.W10TAB
מוֹרִ֥ישׁ
morish
“is driving out”
- Transliteration
- mo-RISH
- Extended
- moh-REEESH
- IPA
- /moːˈriːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- is driving out
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mo-RISH
- phraseyour reading level
mo-RISH o-TAM
- clause
u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
- sentence
ki-to-a-VAHT Ye-ho-VAH kol-o-SEH E-leh u-vi-GLAL ha-to-e-VOHT ha-E-leh Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha mo-RISH o-TAM mi-pa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The hiphil participle mô-rîsh {מוֹרִ֥ישׁ | mō-rîš} indicates decisive divine action ‘will drive out.’
Root and etymology
y-r-šyod–resh–shin
“to dispossess”
In context — Deuteronomy 18:12
Because all who do these things are an abomination to the LORD your God , and because of these abominations , the LORD your God will drive them out from before you.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 18:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Deuteronomy 18:12, so the Hebrew word מוֹרִ֥ישׁ (morish) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Deut.18.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.18.12.W10.S1) and character.