מוֹט

Strong’s Definition

to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to totter, shake, slip
• 2.(qal) to totter, shake, slip
• 3.(niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown
• 4.(hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop
• 5.(hithpael) to be greatly shaken

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: môwṭ; Pronunciation: mote