Moab

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts מוֹאָב(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmoʊ.ˌæb/(English)

Meaning & History

Means "of his father" in Hebrew, a derivative of אָב (ʾav) meaning "father". In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Lot. He was the ancestor of the Moabites, a people who lived in the region called Moab to the east of Israel.