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mōriyyā מֹרִיָּה ‘Moriah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāʾā רָאָה ‘to see’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: ראה יה

mōriyyā pr n loc
Moriah = "chosen by Jehovah"
1) the place where Abraham took Isaac for sacrifice
2) the mount on the eastern edge of Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple

Mentioned in Genesis 2:24 2 Chronicles 3:1

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