"Moab" meaning in English

See Moab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈməʊ.æb/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmoʊ.æb/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Moab.wav
Rhymes: -əʊæb Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 (mʾb) and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25 Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Μωάβ}} Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), {{der|en|hbo|מוֹאָב|tr=môʾāḇ}} Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ), {{cog|obm|𐤌𐤀𐤁}} Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 (mʾb), {{cog|egy|mwjbw}} Egyptian mwjbw Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moab
  1. (biblical) The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible. Wikidata QID: Q1585141 Translations (Translations): 摩押 (mo¹ aat³, mo¹ aap³) (Chinese Cantonese), 摩押 (Móyā) (Chinese Mandarin), Moab [neuter] (Dutch), Moab (German), מוֹאָב (Hebrew), मोआब (moāb) (Marathi), 𐤌𐤀𐤁 (mʾb) (Moabite), Moab [masculine] (Polish), Моа́в (Moáv) [masculine] (Russian), Mòab (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-en:Q1585141 Categories (other): Biblical characters, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 6 3 22 18 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 4 1 27 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 6 3 25 19 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 6 2 23 18 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 30 4 3 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 34 4 2 24 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 3 3 24 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 57 2 2 16 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 34 3 4 26 16 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 4 3 30 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 4 2 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 4 2 26 20 20 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Translations': 42 5 3 24 13 13
  2. The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot.
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-32AAsM~e
  3. A placename
    A mountainous region of Jordan.
    Categories (place): Places in Jordan
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-lVHU8Nfa Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Jordan
  4. A placename
    A city, the county seat of Grand County, Utah, United States.
    Categories (place): Cities in Utah, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-cGiyM-I8 Categories (other): County seats of Utah, USA, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Moabite translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Individuals Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 6 3 25 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 30 4 3 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 22 6 4 28 20 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Moabite translations: 22 5 4 29 20 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 4 3 30 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 4 2 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 21 4 4 29 20 21 Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 4 2 26 20 20
  5. A placename
    Ellipsis of Moab Valley.; A valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Moab Valley (extra: A valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States) Categories (place): Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-Y6KA0DUE Categories (other): Valleys, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Individuals Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 6 3 25 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 30 4 3 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 4 3 30 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 4 2 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 4 2 26 20 20
  6. A placename
    Ellipsis of Moab Grand Canyon.; A canyonland in Utah, United States
    Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Moab Grand Canyon (extra: A canyonland in Utah, United States) Categories (place): Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Moab-en-name-0tEUTU-4 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Individuals Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 6 3 25 19 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 30 4 3 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 4 3 30 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 31 4 2 26 18 19 Disambiguation of Individuals: 28 4 2 26 20 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Moabite, Moabites Derived forms: Moab Canyon, Moab Grand Canyon, Moabite, Moabites, Moab Valley
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hebrew translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Moabite translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Translation table header lacks gloss",
    "en:Individuals"
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    {
      "word": "Moab Canyon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moab Grand Canyon"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moabite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moabites"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moab Valley"
    }
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "Μωάβ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "hbo",
        "3": "מוֹאָב",
        "tr": "môʾāḇ"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "obm",
        "2": "𐤌𐤀𐤁"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "mwjbw"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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      "glosses": [
        "The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible."
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        "(biblical) The son of Lot through his eldest daughter, in the Hebrew Bible."
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      "glosses": [
        "The people who traditionally traced their ancestry to this son of Lot."
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      "categories": [
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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:County seats of Utah, USA",
        "en:Places in Utah, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
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        [
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        "en:Places in the United States",
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        "A placename",
        "Ellipsis of Moab Valley.; A valley in Moab Grand Canyon, Utah, United States"
      ],
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        ],
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          "Moab Grand Canyon#English"
        ],
        [
          "Utah",
          "Utah#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "extra": "A canyonland in Utah, United States",
          "word": "Moab Grand Canyon"
        }
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        "English ellipses",
        "en:Places in Utah, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
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        "A placename",
        "Ellipsis of Moab Grand Canyon.; A canyonland in Utah, United States"
      ],
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        [
          "United States",
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        "alt-of",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈməʊ.æb/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmoʊ.æb/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊæb"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Moabite"
    },
    {
      "word": "Moabites"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mo¹ aat³, mo¹ aap³",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "摩押"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Móyā",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "摩押"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Moab"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "Moab"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "מוֹאָב"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "moāb",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "मोआब"
    },
    {
      "code": "obm",
      "lang": "Moabite",
      "roman": "mʾb",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "𐤌𐤀𐤁"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Moab"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Moáv",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Моа́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "Mòab"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Moab"
  ],
  "word": "Moab"
}

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