Mora (מורא) means fear in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
fear
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Mora.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תחושה של חסר אונים אל מול האחר; התיחסות אל עליונות הזולת.
וּמוֹרַאֲכֶם וְחִתְּכֶם יִהְיֶה עַל כָּל-חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וְעַל כָּל-עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם...
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Mora is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- מוֹרָא
- Written without vowel points
- מורא
- Said
- mora
- Root
- י־ר־א
- Pattern
- מִקְטָל
- Plural
- מוֹרָאוֹת או מוֹרָאִים
- Inflections
- ר' מוֹרָאוֹת או מוֹרָאִים
- Gematria
- 247
This is how Mora is said in other languages.
- English
- fear
These words mean nearly the same as Mora.
- הערצה
- חת
- יראה
- פחד
- מגור
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Mora.
- גבורהvalor
- עוז
- תעוזה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Mora.
The word Mora comes from the root י־ר־א, like these words.
These words come before and after Mora in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Mora.
What does Mora (מורא) mean in Hebrew?
Mora (מורא) means fear. It is said mora, with the stress on ra.
What is a synonym for Mora (מורא)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Mora (מורא) are הערצה, חת, יראה, פחד, and מגור.
What is the opposite of Mora (מורא)?
Words that mean the opposite of Mora (מורא) are גבורה, עוז, and תעוזה.
What rhymes with Mora (מורא)?
Words that rhyme with Mora (מורא) include צורה, תורה, מטרה, חברה, יצירה, and סירה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry מורא of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.