Etymology

moab

Mo·ab
M3O1A1B3

Today it means: GBU-43 (originally an acronym of Massive Ordnance Air Blast). Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μωάβ ← Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromמוֹאָב
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜωάβ
  3. English todayMoab

From Ancient Greek Μωάβ (Mōáb), from Biblical Hebrew מוֹאָב (môʾāḇ). Attested to as Moabite 𐤌𐤀𐤁 and Ancient Egyptian mwjbw N35A-M17-D58-G43-N25

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