mo.ra denotes fear or awe directed toward, or inspired by, a person or power.

The term most often marks fear or awe focused on a person or power: creatures fear humanity, people are told not to fear what others fear, and the LORD is named as the proper object of fear. It also occurs in descriptions of the great, fear-producing acts associated with Israel’s deliverance from Egypt.

1. Fear or awe directed toward someone · dominant

   In Genesis 9:2, the singular construct form stands in the clause about the fear of humans being upon living creatures. In Isaiah 8:12 the people’s feared object is rejected, while Isaiah 8:13 names the LORD in the clause the APB renders, “he is your fear”; Malachi 1:6 likewise places the construct form in the question of where the LORD’s due fear is found.

   Genesis 9:2Deuteronomy 11:25Isaiah 8:12Isaiah 8:13Malachi 1:6Malachi 2:5
2. Fearful impact of mighty acts · common

   The absolute forms occur alongside strong hand, outstretched arm, signs, and wonders in accounts of Israel’s departure from Egypt. Deuteronomy 4:34 uses the plural form in its list of “great fears,” while Deuteronomy 26:8 and Jeremiah 32:21 place the singular in comparable descriptions; Deuteronomy 34:12 similarly refers to great terror performed before Israel.

   Deuteronomy 4:34Deuteronomy 26:8Deuteronomy 34:12Jeremiah 32:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses “fear,” “dread,” “terror,” “feared,” and “trembling” in the relevant clauses. Since the APB is a whole-verse translation, those variations show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed renderings of the lemma.