מוֹט
mot
to shake
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "mot" (H4131) is a verb that means "to shake." Its primary function is to describe a physical action, indicating movement or agitation. This verb is used 38 times in the Bible, demonstrating its significance in various contexts. In its usage, "mot" often connotes a sense of instability or disruption. It can describe the shaking of the earth, the trembling of the mountains, or the agitation of the sea. This verb is also used to describe the physical reactions of people, such as shaking with fear or trembling with anger. The range of usage for "mot" is broad, encompassing both natural phenomena and human emotions. The significance of "mot" lies in its ability to convey a sense of turmoil or upheaval. Whether describing the natural world or human experience, this verb highlights the dynamic and often unpredictable nature of life. By examining the occurrences of "mot" in the Bible, we can gain a deeper understanding of the ways in which the ancient Israelites perceived and described the world around them.
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Occurrences in Scripture
38 total occurrences across the text
The flakes of his flesh are joined together. They are firm on him. They can’t be moved.
Psalms 10:6He says in his heart, “I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble.”
Psalms 13:4lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.
Psalms 15:5he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
Psalms 16:8I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Psalms 17:5My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in Yahweh. Through the loving kindness of the Most High, he shall not be moved.
Psalms 93:1Yahweh reigns! He is clothed with majesty! Yahweh is armed with strength. The world also is established. It can’t be moved.
Psalms 30:6As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”
Psalms 38:16For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”
Psalms 46:2Therefore we won’t be afraid, though the earth changes, though the mountains are shaken into the heart of the seas;
Psalms 46:5God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.
Psalms 46:6The nations raged. The kingdoms were moved. He lifted his voice and the earth melted.
Psalms 55:3because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
Psalms 55:22Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
Psalms 60:2You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
Psalms 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
Psalms 82:5They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Psalms 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.
Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.” The world is also established. It can’t be moved. He will judge the peoples with equity.
Psalms 104:5He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
Psalms 112:6For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
Psalms 140:10Let burning coals fall on them. Let them be thrown into the fire, into miry pits, from where they never rise.
Proverbs 10:30The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
Proverbs 12:3A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!
Proverbs 25:26Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Isaiah 24:19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
Isaiah 24:19The earth is utterly broken. The earth is torn apart. The earth is shaken violently.
Isaiah 40:20He who is too impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks a skillful workman to set up a carved image for him that will not be moved.
Isaiah 41:7So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smoothes with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.
Isaiah 54:10For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.
Isaiah 54:10For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you.
Leviticus 25:35“ ‘If your brother has become poor, and his hand can’t support himself among you, then you shall uphold him. He shall live with you like an alien and a temporary resident.
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
1 Chronicles 16:30Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established that it can’t be moved.